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Lithuanian Foreign Affairs Minister G. Landsbergis visits India

On 26 April, 2022 the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis paid a working visit to New Delhi, India.

Landsbergis held meetings with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a bilateral with the Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. The meeting focused on possibilities for Lithuania to deepen its bilateral relations with India, the strategic partnership and prospects for cooperation between the European Union and India, the war in Ukraine, Western sanctions on Russia and possible further measures of the international community to support Ukraine, as well as the security situation in Europe and the Indo-Pacific region. G. Landsbergis paid floral tribute at Mahatma Gandhi at Rajgath memorial.

Lithuania's Foreign Minister participated in the seventh annual geopolitics and geoeconomics 'Raisina Dialogue' conference, entitled 'Terra Nova: Impassioned, Impatient, and Imperiled'. The event brought together policymakers, diplomats, experts and former leaders for discussions, as the world grapples with the political, humanitarian and economic fallout of the war in Ukraine. Landsbergis also took part in the 'Raisina Fireside' conversation about China’s role in Europe and its relations with the EU.


Since 2016, India has hosted the 'Raisina Dialogue' - the most important international affairs conference in South Asia. The event is co-organised by India’s Ministry of External Affairs and an independent global think tank The Observer Research Foundation.