Diplomats from the Northern European and Baltic countries visited the Patriarchal Exarchate of Lithuaniatranslated

On October 16, 2026, the Patriarchal Exarchate of Lithuania in Vilnius was visited by the participants of the informal meeting of advisers of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the Northern European and Baltic countries (NB8) on matters of religion and diplomacy. The visit was attended by diplomats and relevant officials from Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Lithuania. The visitors were welcomed by the Most Reverend Bishop of Tamissou, Mr. Panaretos, Patriarchal Exarch of Lithuania, together with clergy of the Exarchate. The meeting was also attended by Archpriest Vitalius Mokus, Chancellor of the Exarchate, Fr. Gintaras Sungaila, Secretary of the Exarchate, and Fr. Ieremias Yurchenko, responsible for the pastoral care of the Ukrainian community.

Estonia was represented by Kattri-Helina Põld, Senior Advisor in the Department of Eastern Europe and Central Asia at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Finland by Ambassador Pekka Kosonen, Peace Mediator, Latvia by Ineta Celmina, Advisor to the Policy Planning Group, Norway by Ambassador Christian Øystein Lyngroth, Special Envoy, and Sweden the Ambassador...