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Lithuania at UN Security Council: ‘Illicit trade in small arms has devastating impact on world’s most endangered species’ Added 2015-12-01 On 30 November in New York, Lithuania and Angola co-hosted the UN Security Council’s Arria-formula meeting on the impact of the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons and poaching in Africa. The organisers hoped that the meeting would help...
Lithuania draws attention to threat of use of chemical weapons dumped at sea Added 2015-12-01 The 20th session of the Conference of the States Parties of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) takes place in The Hague, the Netherlands, on 30 November - 4 December.
In Brussels, Lithuania’s Foreign Minister stressed need for full implementation of Minsk agreements Added 2015-12-01 On 1 December in Brussels, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius participated in a discussion dedicated to the implementation of the Minsk agreements, sanctions against Russia, and other related issues.
Lithuania presents its progress at UN Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination Added 2015-11-30 At the 88th session of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in Geneva on 27 November, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Neris Germanas presented the country’s progress – legal and institutional changes in...
Marking 20 years of Barcelona process, Lithuania’s Foreign Vice-Minister stresses importance of solidarity Added 2015-11-27 The Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Mantvydas Bekešius and Foreign Ministers of the Union for the Mediterranean marked 20 years of the Barcelona process on 26 November.
Linkevičius: ‘2015 is breakthrough year in terms of Baltic States’ striving for energy independence’ Added 2015-11-23 During the 21st Baltic Council at the Seimas (Parliament) on 20 November, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius underlined the need to further strengthen security in the region and stressed the importance of ensuring...
At UN Security Council, Lithuania voices solidarity with France in fight against terrorism Added 2015-11-23 At the United Nations Security Council in New York on 20 November, the Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the UN, Ambassador Raimonda Murmokaitė stressed Lithuania’s unequivocal commitment to continue supporting the fight against terrorism.
Lithuania elected Vice-Chair of UNESCO Executive Board Added 2015-11-23 During the first session of UNESCO’s new Executive Board in Paris today, Lithuania was elected Vice-Chair of this governing body. Lithuania’s Ambassador to UNESCO Arūnas Gelūnas will represent Lithuania in the Executive Board.
Lithuania and other EU member states did not support Russia’s resolution at UN Added 2015-11-20 Lithuania as well as other EU Member States have abstained in the vote on a draft resolution on Combating glorification of Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism at the Third Committee of the...
Lithuanian and Swedish Foreign Ministers voice support for reforms in Ukraine Added 2015-11-18 On 17 November, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden Margot Wallström paid a joint visit to Ukraine and met with the Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, who thanked the...