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Lithuania's statement at the 8th session of the conference of state parties to the UN convention on the rights of persons with disabilities Added 2015-06-09 Five years passed since Lithuania has ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol. Today we can already make some assessment of what has been achieved in the area of social integration and project...
Lithuanian representative at the United Nations emphasized Russia's responsibility for instigating tensions in eastern Ukraine Added 2015-06-05 On June 5 at an extraordinary United Nations Security Council meeting on Ukraine Lithuanian Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Raimonda Murmokaitė noted that bloody offensive against Marinka village near Donetsk by Russian-backed...
Lithuania's statement at the UN Security Council meeting on Ukraine Added 2015-06-05 Let me thank you for convening this meeting on a short notice. Under-secretary General Jeffrey Feltman and Alexander Hug, Deputy Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, delivered clear assessment of the reality on the...
Lithuania's statement at the UN Security Council debate on International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and for International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Added 2015-06-04 I would like to thank Judges Meron and Joensen and Prosecutors Brammertz and Jallow for their extensive briefings today. Lithuania reiterates its thanks to all the staff of the Tribunals for their work. The upcoming commemoration of the 20th...
Statement by Lithuania on behalf of the Nordic and Baltic countries at the GA meeting on protracted conflicts in the GUAM area and their implications for international peace, security and development Added 2015-06-04 Madam President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is an honour for me to speak today on behalf of Baltic and Nordic States: Estonia, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Norway, Sweden and my own country Lithuania. Poland associates itself...
UN Security Council discussed measures to fight foreign terrorist fighters Added 2015-05-29 On May 29, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius chaired a high-level United Nations (UN) Security Council meeting on "Terrorist attacks and threat to international peace and security" that was organized by Lithuania as President of the UN...
Lithuania's statement at the UN Security Council open debate on protection of journalists Added 2015-05-29 Let me start by expressing my sincere appreciation to Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson and Christophe Deloire for their briefings and valuable insights, and Marianne Pearl for sharing her very personal and deeply moving perspective with us...
Lithuania's statement at the UN Security Council briefing on foreign terrorist fighters Added 2015-05-29 Mr. Secretary General, Excellences, Ladies and Gentlemen, I thank the Secretary General and the briefers for their contributions. I am pleased this briefing on foreign terrorist fighters has drawn so many high-level officials in charge of...
UN Security Council adopted resolution on the protection of journalists in conflict zones drafted by Lithuania Added 2015-05-27 On 27 May, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution, drafted by Lithuania, on the protection of journalists in conflict zones. Scaling up efforts of the global community to ensure safety of journalists and media...
Panel discussion "Protection of journalists and media freedom - key to sustainable future" Added 2015-05-23 On May 27 Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Linas Linkevičius and Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Edgars Rinkēvičs will host panel discussion "Protection of journalists and media freedom - key to sustainable future".