Mucunski in Vilnius for the Ceremonial Opening of the Macedonian Embassy, Meeting With Lithuanian Minister Budrys Also Planned
Lithuania holds the EU Council presidency from January 2027, and enlargement, security and economic cooperation are on the agenda.
Vilnius – Foreign Minister Timcho Mucunski is on a working visit to Lithuania, and the central event is the ceremonial opening of the new Macedonian embassy in Vilnius. This was announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade.
The embassy is a “significant step towards further strengthening the diplomatic presence of the state”, the Ministry states. The opening is also described as a step towards deepening relations and cooperation with Lithuania and the wider Baltic region.
Mucunski is scheduled to meet Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys. The talks are expected to be dominated by advancing the political dialogue, strengthening economic cooperation and the European integration processes.
The two ministers will also exchange views on current security challenges and on cooperation within the Euro-Atlantic alliance.
The Ministry points out that the visit comes ahead of the Lithuanian presidency of the Council of the EU in the first half of 2027, a period it describes as especially significant for enlargement policy and European integration. By the editorial calculation, about seven weeks remain until the presidency begins.
Mucunski was in Vilnius last year too, in November 2025, when the two countries marked 30 years of diplomatic relations. At that time he thanked Lithuania for its solidarity and aid after the Kocani fire and discussed the NATO partnership, European integration and security.
Lithuania has been a member of the European Union and NATO since 2004, so the talks on enlargement and security are held with a country that in the coming months will lead the work of the Council of the EU. That is precisely why the Ministry also links the visit to the European integration processes.
The first half of 2027, when Lithuania holds the presidency, is a period in which, according to the Ministry’s announcements, the issue of enlargement will be in the focus of the Council. Whether this will bring progress for North Macedonia cannot be concluded from the visit itself.
What was not announced: how many Macedonian diplomats will work at the embassy, who the ambassador is and what the building costs. Such data are not in the announcement.
The results of the talks with Budrys will be known only when joint statements or communiqués from the meeting are published.
MKNews Hub · Macedonia · November 10, 2026
