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GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS THE TEXT OF THE ARMS TRADE TREATY Added 2013-04-02 On 2 April 2013, the UN General Assembly approved the text of the Arms Trade Treaty. A total of 154 States voted in favour of the resolution, three voted against, and 23 abstained. The treaty will now be opened for signature on 3 June 2013. The...
Lithuania establishes diplomatic relations with Rwanda Added 2013-03-27 On 27 March Lithuanian Foreign Minister H.E. Linas Linkevičius and Rwandese Minister of State in Charge of Cooperation, Permanent Representative to the United Nations H.E. Eugene-Richard Gasana signed on behalf of their respective governments...
THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS PRESENTED LITHUANIA’S PREPARATION FOR THE PRESIDENCY OF THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION TO THE UN SECRETARY GENERAL Added 2013-03-26 Despite being a small country, Lithuania is prepared for the upcoming Presidency of the Council of the European Union, as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius stressed during the meeting with United Nations (UN) Secretary...
Lithuania establishes diplomatic relations with Suriname Added 2013-03-26 On 26 March Lithuanian Foreign Minister H.E. Linas Linkevičius and Surinamese Permanent Representative to the United Nations H.E. Henry L. Mac Donald signed on behalf of their respective governments a Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of...
MINISTER LINAS LINKEVIČIUS VISITS UNITED NATIONS IN NEW YORK Added 2013-03-25 On 25 March Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius kicked off the Lithuania's bid for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council for 2014-2015. The Minister is on a working visit in New York where he is to meet with UN Secretary General...
LITHUANIA JOINS THE CELEBRATION OF THE MONTH OF LA FRANCOPHONIE Added 2013-03-21 On the occasion of the Month of la Francophonie 2013, Permanent Mission of Lithuania in collaboration with Permanent Representation of International Organization of la Francophonie in New York held an exhibition "Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de...
STATEMENT BY AMBASSADOR MURMOKAITĖ AT UNSC DEBATE ON AFGHANISTAN Added 2013-03-19   "We welcome the continued engagement of the political parties and civil society in election-related developments, as the elections of 2014 and 2015 will have a defining impact on Afghanistan’s future transformation", reiterated...
LITHUANIA UPGRADES STATUS OF GENERAL DELEGATION OF PALESTINE IN HELSINKI Added 2013-03-09 On 8 March, Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius met with Nabil Darwish Alwazir, head of the General Delegation of Palestine in Helsinki, and handed over a note of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, informing him that the...
LITHUANIA ACCEEDS TO THE CONVENTION ON REGISTRATION OF OBJECTS LAUNCHED INTO OUTER SPACE Added 2013-03-08 On 8 March in New York, the Permanent Representative of Lithuania deposited with the UN Secretary General instrument of accession to the Convention on Registration of Objects Launched into Outer Space.
MISSION DIPLOMATS WELCOME LITHUANIAN DELEGATION TO THE MODEL UN CONFERENCE Added 2013-03-07 Lithuanian mission met with a group of students from the Miami Valley School in Dayton, Ohio, that will be representing Lithuania at the National High School Model United Nations Conference. Lithuania's policies and positions on issues...