On 20 April Federal President Joachim Gauck welcomed Dalia Grybauskaitė, President of the Republic of Lithuania, to Germany for a state visit.

In the morning there was a welcome with military honours followed by talks with the Federal President in Schloss Bellevue. In the evening the Federal President, together with Daniela Schadt, held a state banquet in honour of the Lithuanian President.

The focus of the visit was on continuing the trust-based dialogue with President Grybauskaitė, which is an expression of the good relations between Germany and Lithuania.

The agenda also included a visit to Potsdam.
The last Lithuanian state visit to Germany took place in 2005.

Federal President Joachim Gauck most recently travelled to Lithuania in 2013 for a state visit.