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Lithuania's statement at the UN Security Council open debate on protection of civilians Added 2016-01-20 Mr. President, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this debate, and all the briefers for their important contributions and insights. Protection of civilians was one of the main priorities of Lithuania’s membership on the...
Join us for a Tribute Run “Road of Life and Death” Added 2015-12-30 In commemoration of the Day of Defenders of Freedom the Consulate General of Lithuania in New York kindly invites you to join a tribute run “Road of Life and Death” on Sunday, January 10, 2016, at 12.30pm. The tribute run will start at the...
Lithuania's statement at the high level UN Security Council meeting on Syria, delivered by Viceminister for foreign affairs Mr. Andrius Krivas Added 2015-12-19 Mr. President, Our meeting today and the adoption of resolution 2254 mark an important step towards resolution of the most brutal conflict of our century. The peace process started in Vienna is long overdue as a human tragedy continues to take...
Vice-Minister Andrius Krivas: the international community must take immediate and resolute measures to end the Syrian crisis Added 2015-12-18 Andrius Krivas, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, participated in the extraordinary high-level meeting of the United Nations Security Council on 18 December where by unanimously adopting Resolution No 2254 the UN Security Council called for...
Lithuania's statement at the UN Security Council briefing on trafficking in persons in situations of conflict: ISIL and beyond Added 2015-12-17 Madam President, It is no news that armed conflicts, absence of the rule of law, rampant corruption, abuse of ethnic and religious minorities, systematic gross violations of human rights all contribute to human displacement. Smuggling and...
Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs participated in the UN Security Council event on countering the financing of terrorism Added 2015-12-17 Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrius Krivas took part in the high-level event, on 17 December, organised by the United States that is currently holding the presidency of the United Nations (UN) Security Council on countering the financing of...
Lithuania's statement at the UN Security Council briefing on ICC-Sudan Added 2015-12-15 Madam President, I thank Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), for her briefing today. We commend the Office of the Prosecutor of the ICC for its continuous efforts in fulfilling the mandate to investigate...
Lithuania's statement at the UN Security Council briefing on Iran sanctions Added 2015-12-15 Madam President, Let me thank Ambassador Román Oyarzun Marchesi (Spain) for his report and efforts in steering the Committee during this crucial year. Lithuania welcomes the fact that since the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action was agreed...
Minister Linkevičius and UN representatives discuss Lithuanian-UN cooperation Added 2015-12-14 Continuing his visit to New York on 10 December, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ivan Šimonović, the Head of the UN Department of Peacekeeping...
In UNSC Minister Linkevičius called for more active efforts by international community in ending Russia’s initiated conflict in eastern Ukraine Added 2015-12-14 On 11 December 2015, Linas Linkevičius, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, who is currently on a visit to the UN headquarters in New York invited the UN Security Council to devote more attention to the military conflict in Ukraine and take...