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Lithuania's statement at the UN Security Council wrap-up session for January Added 2015-01-29 Mr. President, I join other delegations in expressing my delegation’s appreciation to you personally and to your team for the efficient Presidency of the Council during this month. A good part of the work of the Council in January was carried...
Lithuania's statement at the UN Security Council briefing on Ukraine Added 2015-01-26 Mr. President,   I would like to thank you for convening this urgent meeting on the situation in Ukraine. Let me also thank the Under-Secretary General Jeffrey Feltman for his briefing. The bloodiest conflict in Europe since the Balkan...
Lithuania urged Russia not to rewrite the Minsk Agreements on truce in Ukraine Added 2015-01-23 On 21 January, at Lithuania’s request, the Security Council of the United Nations discussed the rapidly deteriorating situation in the eastern regions of Ukraine and continued violations of the truce as well as the Minsk Agreements.
Statement by Permanent Representative of the Republic of Lithuania at the UN Security Council briefing on situation in Ukraine Added 2015-01-21 Mr. President, I thank you for convening this open briefing in view of the recent deterioration of the situation in eastern Ukraine and continuous violations of the Minsk agreements. Both Russia and the Russian-sponsored illegal militants...
Statement by Permanent Representative of the Republic of Lithuania at the UN Security Council open debate on inclusive development for the maintenance of international peace and security Added 2015-01-19 Madam President, I wish to thank the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Ambassador Patriota of Brazil and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Leymah Gbowee for their briefings. My delegation aligns itself with the statement to be made on behalf of the...
Statement by Permanent Representative of the Republic of Lithuania to the UN at the Security Council briefing on post-conflict peacebuilding Added 2015-01-14 I thank the Deputy Secretary General Jan Eliasson and the Chair of the Peace Building Commission, Ambassador Antonio de Aguiar Patriota for their comprehensive briefings. We commend the Chilean presidency of the Security Council for organizing...
Lithuania is halfway through its UN Security Council non – permanent membership Added 2015-01-02 Throughout  2014, Lithuania, which is halfway through its non – permanent membership of UN Security Council, has focused on the conflict in Ukraine, ensuring the rule of law, protecting civilians in armed conflict, strengthening cooperation...
At the UN Security Council Lithuania urged to seek responsibility for crimes against humanity being committed in North Korea Added 2014-12-31 On 22 December, at the meeting of the Security Council of the United Nations (UN SC), Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the United Nations (UN), Ambassador Raimonda Murmokaitė urged the international community to seek responsibility for the...
Lithuania's statement at the UN Security Council debate on threats to international peace and security: terrorism and cross-border crime Added 2014-12-30 Mr. President, Whatever pretexts terrorists may employ to justify their murderous acts, there is simply no justification for what they do. Terrorism is nothing less but an assault on our very humanity. Tragic events like the massacre of school...
Lithuania's statement at the UN Security Council meeting on human rights situation in DPR Korea Added 2014-12-24 Mr. President, I thank Assistant Secretary-General for Political AffairsTaye-Brook Zerihoun and Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ivan Šimonović for their briefings. Lithuania welcomes this public briefing on the situation in the...