Ministry of Foreign Affairs

President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė took part at the UN High-Level meeting on Women in Power

Statement by the President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė at the General Debate of the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly

RSS Lithuanian representative elected as Chair of Meeting of States Parties to Convention for Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance Added2019.06.25

On 25 June, the Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the United Nations, Ambassador Audra Plepytė was elected as Chair of the fifth Meeting of States parties to the Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance. A. Plepytė is the first representative of the Eastern European Group to chair the meeting of the States Parties to the Convention after its entry into force in 2010.

In the Convention, "enforced disappearance" is defined as the arrest, detention, abduction or any other form of deprivation of liberty by agents of the State or by persons or groups of persons acting with the authorisation, support or acquiescence of the State, followed by a refusal to acknowledge the deprivation of liberty or by concealment of the fate or whereabouts of the disappeared person, which place such a person outside the protection of the law.

Human rights » Other issues »
Statement by Lithuania at the UN General Assembly debate on the “Status of internally displaced persons and refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia, and the Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia, Georgia” Added2019.06.04
Statement by Lithuania on behalf of the Nordic and Baltic States: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden at the UNGA debate on the “Status of internally displaced persons and refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia, and the Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia, Georgia”

Statements » General Assembly »
Statement of Lithuania at the UN Security Council Open Debate on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict Added2019.05.23
National statement delivered by Deputy Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the UN Ridas Petkus at the United Nations Security Council Open Debate on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict.

Statements » Security Council » Rule of law »
Lithuania will look into the possibilities to increase its contribution to the United Nations Operation MINUSMA in Mali Added2019.03.29
“Lithuania will retain its contribution to the United Nations-led Operation MINUSMA and will consider the possibilities to increase the number of deployed military personnel in 2020-2021,” Minister of National said at the United Nations Peacekeeping Ministerial Conference on March 29. The event focused on specialised measures for the countries to strengthen their capabilities deployed to operations, to step up operational efficiency, and to improve protection of civilians in the nearest while.

Peacekeeping »
Statement by the Minister of National Defence of Lithuania R. Karoblis at the UN Peacekeeping Ministerial Added2019.03.29
Statements » Peacekeeping »
Statement of Lithuania at the UN Security Council Open Debate on combating the financing of terrorism Added2019.03.28
National statement delivered by Ambassador Audra Plepytė, Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the UN, at the United Nations Security Council Open Debate on “Threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts: combating the financing of terrorism".

Statements » Security Council »
President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė took part at the UN High-Level meeting on Women in Power Added2019.03.12
On 12 March the President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė took part in a high level meeting on Women in Power at the invitation of María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, President of the United Nations General Assembly. The event aims to attract attention to major obstacles for women’s participation in politics and business, promote women’s leadership and share experiences on women’s empowerment.

The event hosted by President of the UN General Assembly María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés was attended by UN Secretary-General António Guterres, President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović of Croatia, President Kersti Kaljulaid of Estonia, the presidents of Nepal, Trinidad and Tobago, the prime minister of Iceland, the vice president of Columbia, the vice president of Panama, EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy Federica Mogherini, ministers, and other high ranking officials.

Human rights » General Assembly » Other issues »

RSS Lithuania’s Foreign Minister emphasizes U.S. role in ensuring security of Lithuania and whole region Added2019.08.13
On 13 August in Vilnius, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the U.S. Congressman Mike Quigley, representing the 5th Congressional District of Illinois to discuss important issues of the bilateral Lithuania-U.S. relationship, security situation in the region, and energy policy.

Bilateral Relations »
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister expresses his condolences on the passing of former Indian Minister of External Affairs Added2019.08.07
On August 7, Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius expressed his condolences on the passing of former Indian Minister of External Affairs Ms Shusma Swaraj. The Minister extended his deepest sympathy to the family, friends and colleagues of the deceased.

News of the Ministry »
Minister Linkevičius congratulated Switzerland on its National Day Added2019.08.01
On 1 August Minister Linas Linkevičius congratulated his counterpart Ignazio Cassis, Federal Councillor and Head of the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Swiss Confederation, on the National Day. In his letter, Mr Minister fondly recalled his last year’s visit to the Swiss Confederation where future cooperation, European policy, and security challenges were discussed.

Bilateral Relations »
Minister Linkevičius met with members of Mission Siberia 2019 having returned from Kazakhstan Added2019.07.30
On 29 July Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius met with members of Misija Sibiras’19 (Mission Siberia 2019) who returned from Kazakhstan. A team of sixteen people had had a plan to go to Krasnoyarsk in Russia this year, however, their visa applications were rejected as was the case last year, too.

News of the Ministry »
Linas Linkevičius congratulated the new UK Foreign Secretary Added2019.07.26
On 25 July, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius congratulated the newly appointed Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom Dominic Raab and sent him best wishes for success in this challenging and important position.

Bilateral Relations »
Lithuania’s Foreign Minister expresses his condolences over fire victims in Japan Added2019.07.19
On July 18, Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius in a letter to Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono expressed his condolences over the dozens of deaths in the Kyoto city fire.

Activities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs »
EU involvement and support play important role in helping Moldova to keep on its European path, says L. Linkevičius in Brussels Added2019.07.15
On 15 July, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius participated in the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels. Ministers discussed migration, the situation in Iraq, Iran, the Central African Republic, and Moldova.

Multilateral Relations » European Union »
Foreign Ministry summons representative of Russian Embassy, expresses protest Added2019.07.11
On 11 July, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania summoned a representative of the Russian Embassy and expressed a protest over the decision by the Russian Federation’s Western Military District to fire gun salutes to mark the anniversary of occupation of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, this Saturday, and Kaunas on 1 August.

Speeches, Statements »
Foreign Minister bids farewell to outgoing Latvian Ambassador Added2019.07.09
On 9 July, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the outgoing Latvian Ambassador to Lithuania Einars Semanis.

Bilateral Relations »
Faina Kukliansky receives Lithuania’s Diplomacy Star Added2019.07.05
On 5 July, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius conferred the Foreign Ministry’s award of honor – Lithuania’s Diplomacy Star – on Faina Kukliansky, Chair of the Jewish (Litvak) Community of Lithuania.

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