LITHUANIA SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION TO BECOME AN OBSERVER IN THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES
On 29 October in Washington, D.C., Lithuania’s Ambassador to U.S.A. Audrius Brūzga conveyed a letter of Lithuania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vygaudas Ušackas to Secretary General of the Organization of American States José Miguel Insulza, containing Lithuania’s application for the status of a permanent observer. Democracy, human rights, security, and development – these are the four founding areas of the activities of the Organization of American States. These areas are also tools to maximize a successful cooperation of countries in the Western Hemisphere.
The status of a permanent observer in the Organization of American States will allow Lithuania to take part in discussions on the issues of democracy, human rights, security, and development in the region, to take part in the global processes more effectively, and to react more rapidly and efficiently to the challenges in a changing world.
Currently, Lithuania chairs the Community of Democracies and holds the Presidency of the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS). In 2011, Lithuania will chair the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). In the second half of 2013, Lithuania will hold the EU Presidency.
The Organization of American States is a regional organization with its headquarters in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. The organization has 35 independent member states in the Western Hemisphere. In addition, the organization has granted permanent observer status to 62 states, as well as to the European Union. Until now only two EU member states – Malta and Lithuania - have not been granted the status.
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