On 16 January, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius presented Andrius Kubilius' candidacy for the Secretary General of the Council of Europe to ambassadors of the Council of Europe member states residing in Lithuania.

On 15 January, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius, who is visiting Ukraine together with his Estonian, Latvian and Polish counterparts, stressed that the Western community could not just passively observe Russia's actions in the Kerch Strait and the Sea of Azov.

On 15 January, the European Committee under the Government of the Republic of Lithuania discussed preparations for the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union. Particular attention was paid to the protection of citizens' rights in the event of a no deal scenario.

On 10 January in Vilnius, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin, who came to take part in the traditional Snow Meeting of security policy experts.

On 10-11 January, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania is organizing the 12th Snow Meeting. The informal meeting will bring together Lithuanian and foreign security policy experts to discuss major challenges facing the transatlantic community today and responses to them.

On 8 January, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Albinas Zananavičius participated in the General Affairs Council meeting in Brussels and heard a presentation on the priorities of the Romanian Presidency.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius extended his heartfelt condolences to the Czech and Polish Foreign Ministers over an explosion in a coal mine in the Czech Republic of 20 December. L.Linkevičius also wished strength to the victims' families and a speedy recovery to the injured.

On 17–18 December, the Lithuanian delegation headed by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Linas Linkevičius, participated in the High-Level Forum EU-Africa in Vienna. The Forum, held by the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, was devoted to the promotion of cooperation in innovation and digitalisation.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania allocated EUR 30 thousand in humanitarian aid to Ukraine which will be transferred to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). This contribution is another step in implementing the Humanitarian Response Plan for Ukraine initiated by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) that amounts to USD 187 million in 2018, however, has been implemented by only 38 per cent so far.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Linas Linkevičius, extended his heartfelt condolences to the families and friends of the killed and affected and wished quick recovery to the injured after a tragic high-speed train crash in Turkey.