“Creation of a power interconnection with Poland, LitPol Link, and a power link with Sweden, NordBalt, is yet another historic step. It strengthens energy independence of Lithuania and the Baltic countries”, said Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius on Monday during the official opening ceremony of LitPol Link and NordBalt power ...

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius chaired the meeting of the Primer Ministers of the Baltic Council of Ministers (BCM) on Monday, which was also attended by Latvian Prime Minister Laimduota Straujuma and Estonian Head of Government Taavi Roivas. “Complex geopolitical situation requires that our ...

The Prime Minister of Estonia Mr. Taavi Rõivas, the Prime Minister of Latvia Mrs. Laimdota Straujuma and the Prime Minister of Lithuania Mr. Algirdas Butkevičius met within the framework of the Baltic Council of Ministers on 14 December 2015 in Vilnius, Lithuania. The Prime Ministers discussed the key issues of the Baltic cooperation and reviewed the ...

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius received the Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko who came on an official visit to Lithuania on Wednesday. During the meeting the Prime Minister expressed his strong support for Ukraine.

On the morning of 2 December, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius met with the new Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark, Dan E. Frederiksen. During the meeting bilateral relations were discussed, and the focus was given to the close cooperation between the countries in the context of the Nordic Baltic Eight (NB8), the EU and NATO. 

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has sent greetings to the Romanian Prime Minister Dacian Julien Cioloș and the people of Romania on the celebration of its National Day – the Great Union Day.

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius met with Li Keqiang, the Prime Minister of the People's Republic of China on Wednesday. In the meeting, mutual relations were discussed, the cooperation between countries in the China’s +16 format, as well as the trade and economic relations.

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius met with the new Ambassador of Latvia, Einars Semanis. In the meeting, the Prime Minister greeted the Ambassador on his new appointment in Lithuania, and also on the Latvian Independence Day. The officials discussed the bilateral relations and further cooperation in the fields of economy, energy and transport. 

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has extended his greetings to Prime Minister of Latvia Laimdota Straujuma and the people of Latvia on the occasion of Latvia’s Independence Day. 

On Monday, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has attended an annual meeting with the European Union ambassadors to Lithuania. The meeting has been organised on the initiative of Ambassador of Luxembourg to Lithuania Georges Faber; Luxembourg holds Presidency of the Council of the European Union during ...

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has extended his greetings to Beata Szydło, who has formed the new Government and has become the Prime Minister of Poland.    

Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius expressed his condolences to France’s Prime Minister Manuel Valls, to the people of France and other countries over the terrorist attacks in Paris that brutally took lives of innocent civilians and left many injured.