Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Albinas Zananavičius attended the European Union General Affairs Council (GAC) in Brussels on 11 December that finalised preparations for the European Council meeting to be held on 13–14 December. The meeting held a debate on the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2021–2027, endorsed the Council programme for the next 18 months, presented the Annual Growth Survey for 2019, and discussed the rule of law in Poland and Hungary.

On 11 December, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Darius Skusevičius participated in the 10th Annual Assembly of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum in Tbilisi and called for a greater role of the civil society in the Eastern Partnership policy.

On 7 December, the Ambassador of Lithuania to Austria Donatas Kušlys presented his letters of credence to the Federal President of the Republic of Austria Alexander Van der Bellen in Vienna.

On 6-7 December, the Chancellor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Jūratė Raguckienė participated in a meeting of Secretaries of State (Chancellors) from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the European Union. Priorities of Romania's upcoming Presidency of the Council of the EU were presented during the meeting.

By Linas Linkevičius. How many wake-up calls do we really need to wake up?

History brims with examples of strong leadership. Contemporaries used to call the former Yugoslav leader, Josip Broz Tito, a “benevolent dictator,: as Yugoslavia under his rule appeared a quiet and peaceful place. Yet, the Balkans, immersed in an unprecedented bloodshed following the collapse of communist rule, until this day reminds us of the perils of taking the imagined for real.

On 29 November, the Ambassador of Lithuania Gediminas Varvuolis presented his letters of credence to the President of Singapore Halimah Yacob.

On 27 November, the Consulate of Lithuania was officially opened on the premises of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Lithuania to the United Nations Office and Other International Organizations in Geneva.

On 28 November, the Lithuania-Greece political consultations were held in Vilnius. The political consultations were led by the Political Directors of the Foreign Ministries of the two countries - Asta Skaisgirytė and Theodoros Georgakelos.

On November 26-27, 2018, the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania together with the Lithuanian Honorary Consulate in Iran and in partnership with the Turkish Airlines held in Tehran the Lithuania in Focus event to address tourism, culture and student exchanges opportunities for both countries.

On 27 November, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Neris Germanas and Ciarán Cannon, Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Ireland, discussed issues related to diaspora policy and shared best practices.