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Statement by Lithuania at the UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine Added 2014-09-16 I thank Mr. John Ging, the Operations Director of Operation of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs for his briefing. Perhaps no other crisis has seen so many meetings this year as situation in Ukraine. The number has...
Lithuania's statement at the UN Security Council wrap-up session Added 2014-09-16 Mr. President, I wish to congratulate you for your astute steering of the Council during the month of July. Let me extend our appreciation to you and your team for the patient, professional and diligent work during a demanding and difficult...
Lithuania's statement at the UN Security Council open debate on peacekeeping operations: the UN and regional organisations and its evolution Added 2014-09-16 I thank the Rwandan presidency of UNSC for organizing this timely open debate on UN and regional partnerships, with a focus on Africa. Africa’s regional and subregional organisations have been actively involved in seeking solutions to conflicts on...
UN Security Council adopts resolution on Malaysian airlines downing Ukraine Added 2014-09-16 On 21 July the UN Security Council unanimously adopted the resolution on the Malaysia Airlines flight downed over the territory of Ukraine. The tragic plane crash took place on 17 May in the Donetsk region, which currently is under separatist...
Statement at the Security Council briefing on Ukraine Added 2014-09-16 Mr. President, We are deeply shocked by the yesterday’s downing of the Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 in Eastern Ukraine. We express our most sincere condolences to Malaysia, the Netherlands, Australia, Indonesia, UK, Germany, Belgium, the...
Statement at the UN Security Council on the postconflict peacebuilding Added 2014-09-16 I thank Ambassador Vladimir Drobnjak (Croatia), former Chair of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), and Ambassador Antonio de Aguiar Patriota (Brazil), present Chair of the PBC, for their briefings. Lithuania highly values the contribution of...
Lithuania's statement at the UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine Added 2014-09-15 Mr. President, Lithuania condemns in the strongest terms the invasion of Ukraine’s territory by the armed forces of the Russian Federation as an open and blatant violation of Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, and a...
Statement on Russia's military invasion of Ukraine Added 2014-09-15 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania strongly condemns the obvious invasion of the territory of Ukraine by the armed forces of the Russian Federation. Such actions taken by the Russian Federation are gross violation of fundamental...
Lithuania's statement at the UN Security Council debate on conflict prevention Added 2014-09-15 I would like to thank the United Kingdom for organizing this open debate. I also thank the Secretary-General and the High Commissioner for Human Rights for their briefings. We welcome the adoption of resolution which Lithuania gladly...
Lithuania's statement at the UN Security Council debate on protection of civilians Added 2014-09-15 I thank the United Kingdom for organizing this most timely briefing, commemorating the World Humanitarian Day. With an unprecedented number of Level 3 humanitarian crises and over 50 million refugees and internally displaced in the world, the...