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STATEMENT OF FOREIGN MINISTER OF LITHUANIA LINAS LINKEVIČIUS ON DECISION OF UKRAINIAN GOVERNMENT Added 2013-11-22 The news from Ukraine is disappointing. We have taken note of the decision of the Ukrainian government but want more clarity. The decision, whatever it will turn out to be in its final form, will not mean that we will be lowering the curtain on...
CIVIL SOCIETY REPRESENTATIVES FROM EUROPEAN AND MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES TO GATHER IN VILNIUS Added 2013-11-20 The Annual Meeting of Heads of Network of the Anna Lindh Foundation (ALF) to be held on 21-24 November in Vilnius. It will bring together heads of national networks of non-governmental organizations from European and Mediterranean countries who...
LITHUANIAN DELEGATION LED BY FOREIGN VICE-MINISTER ATTENDS SESSION OF THE ASSEMBLY OF STATES PARTIES TO THE ROME STATUTE Added 2013-11-20 On 20-28 November in The Hague, the Netherlands, the Lithuanian delegation led by the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Andrius Krivas is participating in the annual session of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute of the...
LITHUANIAN FOREIGN VICE-MINISTER AND JORDAN’S PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UN DISCUSS COOPERATION ON NUCLEAR SAFETY Added 2013-11-20 On 19 November, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Andrius Krivas met with the Permanent Representative of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the United Nations Zeid Ra’ad Zeid al Hussein, who is also responsible for his...
AT LITHUANIA'S SIDE EVENT, CALL FOR INCREASED AWARENESS AND COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF CHEMICAL MUNITIONS DUMPED AT SEA Added 2013-11-18 On Lithuania's initiative, a panel discussion on "Problems arising from chemical munitions dumped at sea: Need for increased awareness and cooperation" was held in UN Headquarters in New York. It is part of a follow-up process of the...
NEW THREATS TO GLOBAL SECURITY – IN THE SPOTLIGHT OF LITHUANIA AND THE UN Added 2013-11-18 Photo by Dž. G. Barysaitė Monday, November 18, Vilnius - President Dalia Grybauskaitė met with the Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), Ban Ki-moon, who is visiting Lithuania for the first time.  The meeting focused on Lithuania's...
IN VILNIUS, LITHUANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS WITH UN SECRETARY-GENERAL Added 2013-11-17 On 17 November in Vilnius, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius met with Ban Ki-moon, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, and stressed that Lithuania’s UN membership as well as its close cooperation with...
AN INFORMAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL’S WORKING GROUP ON HUMANITARIAN AID AND FOOD AID TAKES PLACE IN VILNIUS Added 2013-11-13 An informal meeting of the Council’s Working Group on Humanitarian Aid and Food Aid (COHAFA) was held in Vilnius on 11 November. The meeting discussed enhanced coordination for effective delivery of humanitarian assistance.
UNDEF CALLS FOR PROPOSALS ON STRENGTHENING RULE OF LAW, HUMAN RIGHTS AND CIVIL SOCIETY Added 2013-11-13 From 15 November to 31 December, the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) opens its annual call for proposals for projects that strengthen the voice of civil society, promote the rule of law and human rights, and encourage the participation of...
INCREASED COOPERATION WITH LA FRANCOPHONIE HAILED AT THE PARIS MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE Added 2013-11-13 At the Ministerial Conference of la Francophonie Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Rolandas Kriščiūnas noted that 2012 marked a new stage of relationship between Lithuania and la Francophonie, characterised by increased...