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Lithuania calls on the UN Security Council to support democratic change in Ukraine Added 2014-02-25 Political power that disregards the will and expectations of the vast majority of its citizens and is concerned only with its own egoistic interest loses democratic legitimacy and trust of its people and is not sustainable, Lithuania’s Permanent...
Minister Linkevičius: focus on rule of law critical to conflict prevention and breaking the conflict cycle Added 2014-02-20 On 19 February, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius chaired United Nations (UN) Security Council open debate “Promotion and strengthening of the rule of law in the maintenance of the international peace and...
Lithuanian Foreign Minister welcomes strategic UN-EU cooperation Added 2014-02-14 On 14 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius chaired discussions on the strengthening of the United Nations-European Union cooperation and interaction. The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the EU’s High...
Lithuanian Foreign Minister will chair UN Security Council’s open debate in New York Added 2014-02-13 From 13 to 22 February, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius is paying a working visit to New York, the United States, where he will chair the United Nations Security Council’s open debate and discuss the UN-EU...
Lithuania begins presidency of UN Security Council, seeks to strengthen rule of law, protection of civilians in armed conflict Added 2014-02-01 Today, on 1 February, Lithuania begins its one month’s Presidency of the United Nations Security Council. The country will have this responsibility again next year. Lithuania was elected a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council...
Un Security Council authorizes the European Union mission in the CAR, adopts targeted sanctions Added 2014-01-28 On 28 January, the United Nations Security Council adopted a Resolution, extending the mandate of the UN Integrated Peace-building Office in the Central African Republic (BINUCA) for one year. The resolution also authorized the EU operation in the...
UN Security Council urges to prevent terrorists from benefiting from ransom payments Added 2014-01-27 On 27 January, the United Nations (UN) Security Council unanimously called upon all UN Member States to prevent terrorists from benefiting directly or indirectly from ransom payments. Lithuania joined the list of co-sponsors to the resolution 2133...