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Lithuania in the UN Security Council: it is necessary to establish accountability for MH17 downing Added 2015-07-30 July 29, New York. The United Nations Security Council today failed to adopt a resolution that would allow to set up International Criminal Tribunal to establish responsibility for the crime associated with Malaysia Airlines plane MH17...
Lithuania's statement at the UN Security Council open debate on peace and security challenges facing small island developing states Added 2015-07-30 Mr. President, I would like to thank the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his briefing and the Prime Ministers of Samoa and Jamaica as well as Minister of Finance of Seychelles for their insightful remarks. We welcome this important debate...
Lithuania's statement after vote on draft resolution on establishment of international tribunal for MH17 downing Added 2015-07-29 Mr. President, I welcome the Ministers of New Zealand, Malaysia, Australia, the Netherlands and Ukraine to this Council. Your presence is a testament to the commitment by your Governments to seek accountability and justice for the downing of...
Lithuania's explanation of vote after adoption of resolution on Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action Added 2015-07-20 Mr. President, Lithuania welcomes the adoption of the draft resolution on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action agreed by the E3/EU+3 and Iran on 14 July (JCPOA). We strongly believe that this deal, based on Iran’s implementation of...
Lithuania's statement at the UN Security Council meeting on Bosnia and Herzegovina Added 2015-07-08 I thank Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson and the High Commissioner for Human Rights Prince Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein for their briefings. Today we pay respect and convey our deepest sympathy to all innocent victims and the survivors of the...
Lithuania voted in favour of the UN Security Council resolution condemning genocide in Srebrenica vetoed by Russia Added 2015-07-08 In the UN Security Council meeting on 8 July 2015, Lithuania condemned the genocide in Srebrenica in July 1995 and voted in favour of the resolution aimed to mark the 20th anniversary of the genocide. “We condemn genocide and all the war crimes...
Lithuania's statement at the UN Security Council briefing on ICC Sudan Added 2015-06-30 Mr. President, I would like to thank Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, for her briefing updating on Darfur referral. My delegation commends the Office of the Prosecutor for its sustained efforts to fulfill...
Lithuania’s Statement at the Security Council meeting in Arria format on “Indiscriminate use of Weapons, including barrel bombs, against civilians in Syria: what response from the international community? Added 2015-06-29 We have long lost count of the dead in the Syrian crisis. Quite a while ago, as we reached the 220000 deaths, we simply stopped counting. Probably, a unique case in the history of humanitarian crises. And Syria is the worst humanitarian crisis of...
Lithuania's statement at the UN Security Council debate on Afghanistan, UNAMA Added 2015-06-22 I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary General Nicholas Haysom for the briefing. My delegation expresses appreciation for all important work you, UNAMA and all UN family are doing in Afghanistan. Lithuania aligns...
Lithuania's statement at the UN Security Council open debate on children in armed conflict Added 2015-06-19 Mr. President, I would like to thank Malaysia for holding this open debate. I also thank the briefers for their presentations. Lithuania aligns itself with the statement to be delivered on behalf of the European Union. Armed conflicts...