Today, at the signing ceremony of the high-level week of the UN General Assembly in New York, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis, on behalf of Lithuania, signed the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction. Lithuania is among the 52 countries that have joined the High Ambition Coalition on BBNJ. The signing of the agreement, together with other member states of the European Union, will allow the ratification process to begin.

Today, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis and the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs of the United Nations Rosemary A. DiCarlo discussed the role of the UN in pursuing Russia’s accountability for aggression against Ukraine.

On 19 September in New York, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis met with Malaysian Foreign Minister Zambry Abdul Kadir on behalf of the EU High Representative.

On 18 September in New York, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis attended an informal meeting of European Union Foreign Ministers, which took place in the margins of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

In New York, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis met with the President of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) Michael L. Tichnor, the CEO of the AJC Ted Deutch, and other heads of the organisation.

On 18 September in New York, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis and the Foreign Minister of the Philippines signed a Memorandum of Understanding.

Having recognized the “outstanding universal value” of Kaunas modernist architecture to humanity at the extended 45th session of the World Heritage Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the Committee agreed to inscribe it on the World Heritage List.

On 18-22 September, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis will participate in the events of the high-level week of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly.

On 15 September, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis received the new Ambassador of Germany to Lithuania Dr. Cornelius Zimmermann.

On 11 September, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis met with Ambassadors of the European Union (EU) countries who reside in Lithuania and are accredited to Lithuania. They discussed the most pressing issues of EU foreign policy.