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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 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...
Lithuania's Foreign Vice-Minister Mantas Adomėnas stressed the need to counter disinformation and propaganda during the pandemic Added 2021-02-25 On 24 February, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Mantas Adomėnas took part in a virtual ministerial meeting of the Alliance for Multilateralism, which for the second time convened in the margins of the High Level Segment of the...
Joint Statement of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Baltic States concerning political situation in Georgia Added 2021-02-25 We, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania  express serious concerns over the political situation developing in Georgia and urge all political forces to act with restraint, de-escalate the situation and seek...
Lithuania's Foreign Vice-Minister Pranckevičius: Smooth vaccine supplies and full information on vaccines are today’s European Union priorities Added 2021-02-24 On 23 February, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Arnoldas Pranckevičius took part in an informal video conference of European affairs ministers, who prepared the informal video conference of Members of the European Council on...
Lithuania initiated a meeting with Russian opposition representatives in Brussels Added 2021-02-22 On the eve of the Foreign Affairs Council to be held on 22 February, EU ministers of foreign affairs, ambassadors, and representatives of the EU institutions met with Leonid Volkov, chief of staff to Alexei Navalny, and Ivan Zhdanov, Director...
Lithuania's Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis: Let us stop the Nord Stream 2 until a free election to the State Duma is held Added 2021-02-22 On 22 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis participated in the Foreign Affairs Council, which focused on the EU-Russia relations, the human rights and democracy situation in Belarus, Myanmar, Hong Kong, and...
Lithuania's Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis: EU sanctions work and provide real help to civil society in Russia Added 2021-02-22 On 22 February, EU ministers of foreign affairs made a political decision to impose targeted sanctions against individuals responsible for Alexei Navalny’s imprisonment and the crackdown on peaceful protesters under the EU global human rights...
Lithuania ratified the Convention on an Integrated Safety, Security and Service Approach at Football Matches and Other Sports Events Added 2021-02-18 Lithuania deposited with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe the instrument of ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on an Integrated Safety, Security and Service Approach at Football Matches and Other Sports Events. Its...
Human rights situation in Belarus discussed at virtual event in Geneva Added 2021-02-18 On 18 February, a virtual side-event on the human rights violations in Belarus took place in the run-up to the 46th session of the Human Rights Council. The event aimed to discuss the ongoing human rights violations in Belarus and possible ways of...