Permanent Mission of Lithuania to the United Nations in New York
On 12 June at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, the Lithuanian representative, Professor Jonas Ruškus was re-elected to serve a second term on the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Having won the second largest number of electoral votes, Lithuania's candidate was elected in the first round.
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RSS Lithuanian representative elected to UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
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Statement by Lithuania on behalf of the Nordic and Baltic States: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden
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Lithuania established diplomatic relations with Tuvalu
Added2018.06.08
Establishment of diplomatic relations »On 7 June 2018 in New York Audra Plepytė, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Lithuania to the United Nations, and Samuelu Laloniu, Permanent Representative of Tuvalu to the United Nations, signed a Joint Communique on the establishment of diplomatic relations between Lithuania and Tuvalu.
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Lithuania's representative elected as Chairperson of the Coordination Committee of Special Procedures of the UNHRC for the first time
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On 5 June, Professor Dainius Pūras, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health was elected as Chairperson of the Coordination Committee of Special Procedures of the United Nations Human Rights Council. He will coordinate the work of about 80 independent UN experts, who implement the organization's mandates in the field of human rights.
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Ambassador A. Plepytė presents her letters of credence to the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community
Added2018.05.23
Other issues »On 23 May, the Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the United Nations, Ambassador Audra Plepytė presented her letters of credence to the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Irwin LaRocque in Georgetown, capital city of Guyana.
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Minister Linkevičius meets with the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs of the United Nations Rosemary A. Di Carlo and Head of UN Peacekeeping Jean-Pierre Lacroix
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Rule of law » Peacekeeping » Other issues »During the visit to New York on 17-18 May 2018, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs of the United Nations Rosemary A. Di Carlo and the Head of UN Peacekeeping Jean-Pierre Lacroix. In the meetings, The Foreign Minister presented Lithuania's priorities at the United Nations and discussed the country‘s further engagement in UN peacekeeping missions.
In the meeting with Di Carlo, Linkevičius discussed the need to continue to keep the issue of Ukraine's conflict not only on the UN agenda, but especially atop the Security Council agenda and an opportunity for the UN to engage more in resolving the conflict in Ukraine. Lithuania's Foreign Minister and the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs discussed the UN role in Syrian peace talks, the North Korean nuclear issue, and mounting tensions in Gaza.
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Minister Linkevičius retorts to Russia's representative, who lectures about the importance of respecting the norms of international law
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Statements » Security Council »On 17 May, at the invitation of the President of Poland Andrzej Duda, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius participated in the UN Security Council Open Debate on Upholding International Law within the Context of the Maintenance of International Peace and Security.
In his address, Linkevičius emphasized that non-compliance with international provisions posed a serious challenge to international peace and security, and caused long-term frozen conflicts. The Foreign Minister noted that only a strong and effective Security Council could respond adequately to the current security challenges and ensure democratic processes. Lithuania‘s Foreign Minister was referring to the fact that the Russian Federation should not teach the international community about the norms of international law, when he recalled not only the long-lasting conflicts in Moldova and Georgia, but also the occupation and annexation of Crimea by Russia, which clearly violated international law.
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RSS Minister Linkevičius reiterates Lithuania’s continued support at a meeting with the President of Ukraine
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Bilateral Relations »Minister of Foreign Affairs, Linas Linkevičius, during his working visit to Kiev on 20 June, had a meeting with the President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko. The Minister expressed unwavering support to Ukrainian independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity and condemned Russian aggression in eastern Ukraine.
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President of Ireland received the academic regalia of Honorary Doctor from Vytautas Magnus University
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Bilateral Relations »Minister of Foreign Affairs, Linas Linkevičius, took part in a solemn meeting of the Senate of Vytautas Magnus University on 20 June where President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, who was paying a visit to Lithuania, received the academic regalia of Honorary Doctor of Vytautas Magnus University.
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Linas Linkevičius: we need to focus more on cooperation in the area of security
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Multilateral Relations » NATO and International Security »On 19 June, Linas Linkevičius, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with foreign ministers of the Nordic, Baltic and Visegrad countries in Stockholm (Sweden).
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L. Linkevičius: Information about safety of the Ostrovets NPP published by Belarus does not meet the reality
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“It is regrettable that Belarus seeks to legitimise the project of the Ostrovets Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) through the means of public relations rather than strengthening the nuclear safety. It goes without saying that the stress tests report must comply with the methodology of the European Union. However, this is just a form matching. We need to talk about the content, the assessment provided for in the report, as well as the recommendations, which will have to be implemented,” said the Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius commenting the information distributed by the Interfax news agency that the stress tests of the Ostrovets NPP meet the European safety requirements.
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Minister Linkevičius congratulated his Icelandic colleague on National Day
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Bilateral Relations »On June 17, the Foreign Minister of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius congratulated the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iceland Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson (Gudlaugur Thór Thórdarson) and all Icelandic people on their National Day.
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Lithuanian and Dutch foreign ministers underline strengthening security and defence cooperation
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Bilateral Relations »On 15 June, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with Stef Blok, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands. The meeting discussed the bilateral relationship between Lithuania and the Netherlands, cooperation in the fields of security and defence, and the EU agenda.
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Minister L. Linkevičius bids farewell to the outgoing Ambassador of Kazakhstan
Added2018.06.11
Bilateral Relations »On 11 June, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the outgoing Ambassador of Kazakhstan Baurzhan Mukhamejanov and thanked the Ambassador for promoting bilateral relations between Lithuania and Kazakhstan during his term of office.
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Lithuania's Foreign Minister meets with the Vice President of the Islamic Republic of Iran
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Bilateral Relations »On 8 June, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the Vice President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Masoumeh Ebtekar on the margins of the Global Summit of Women Leaders in Vilnius.
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Lithuania's Foreign Minister meets with Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Panama
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Bilateral Relations »On 7 June, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the Vice President and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Panama Isabel de Saint Malo de Alvarado.
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Minister L. Linkevičius encouraged women to become more involved in settlement of global conflicts
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Multilateral Relations »On 7 June, Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius participated in the plenary session of the Summit of Women Political Leaders held in the Seimas which aimed to discuss political leadership in the face of global threats.
