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In the Hague, Lithuania's Ambassador read a statement on behalf of 16 states, condemning the use of chemical weapons against Navalny in Russia Added 2021-03-09 On 9 March in the Hague, the 96th session of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons' (OPCW) Executive Council focused on the threat posed by the use of chemical weapons and the assassination attempt on Alexei Navalny, who was...
Human Rights Council: Nordic and Baltic states call for equal participation of persons with disabilities in physical activity and sports Added 2021-03-06 Annual interactive debate on the rights of persons with disabilities Intervention by the Nordic and Baltic States delivered by the Ambassador Andrius Krivas, Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the United Nations Office and other...
Lithuania's Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis commented on the request of the Prosecutor General of Belarus to extradite Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya Added 2021-03-05 The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis commented on the request of the Prosecutor General's Office of Belarus to extradite Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya: “Lithuania has been and will be a wall behind which all the...
Lithuania's Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis and his Hungarian counterpart discussed key items on bilateral and international agendas Added 2021-03-04 On 4 March, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis had a virtual conversation with the Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Péter Szijjártó.
Lithuania's Foreign Ministry welcomes the Council's decision to impose restrictive measures on Russian officials Added 2021-03-03 On 2 March, the Council of the European Union imposed targeted restrictive measures on four Russian officials responsible for the jailing of Alexei Navalny and the repression of peaceful protests. This is the first time that the EU imposes...
Lithuania contributes to solving the humanitarian crisis in Yemen Added 2021-03-02 On 1 March, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Mantas Adomėnas took part in a virtual High-Level Pledging Event for the Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen, which was co-hosted by the United Nations and the Governments of Sweden and...
At the 46th regular session of the Human Rights Council, Lithuania's Foreign Vice-Minister Mantas Adomėnas urged Belarus to end ongoing human rights violations Added 2021-02-28 On 25 February, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Mantas Adomėnas took part in an enhanced interactive dialogue on the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet's comprehensive report on the situation of...
The Foreign Ministry's statement on the 7th anniversary of the occupation of Crimea Added 2021-02-26 On 26 February, marking the Day of Resistance to Occupation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the City of Sevastopol, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses its strong support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine...
Regarding an information attack Added 2021-02-26 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania notes that on February 26 an information attack was carried out against Lithuanian-Polish relations and against NATO.
NATO partners show solidarity with Moldova in the fight against Covid-19 pandemic Added 2021-02-25 On 24 February, Kęstutis Kudzmanas, Ambassador of Lithuania to Moldova, handed over to the Moldovan representatives a donation of protective equipment from NATO, consisting of 25,000 disposable suits for biological protection.