Minister of Culture Vaida Aleknavičienė says she disagrees with the statements of Audrius Valotka, head of the State Language Inspectorate, about “gypsies” and “negroes”, and invites him for a conversation.

• Заявление главы Инспекции по языку о “неграх” и “цыганах” вызвало бурю: это уму не постижимо. In: Delfi. 20.03.2026. https://www.delfi.lt/ru/news/politics/zayavlenie-glavy-inspekcii-po-yazyku-o-negrah-i-cyganah-vyzvalo-buryu-eto-umu-ne-postizhimo-120226281
• Minister calls Valotkas to the mat: she didn’t like the words “gypsy” and “negro”. In: Made in Vilnius. 19.03.2026. https://madeinvilnius.lt/en/news/Lithuanian-news/The-minister–who-is-calling-the-cleaner–did-not-like-the-words-gypsy-and-negro-on-the-rug./#google_vignette