Russian Aleksandr Prokopchuk did not become the head of Interpol. His candidacy was blocked by Lithuania and other Western countries. Kim Jong Yang from South Korea was elected the new head of the organisation. Lithuania […]
Lithuania will be able send more troops and civilians to international operations in the next two years. […]
The European Union member states are struggling with three major problems – migration, strengthening the Eurozone and the United Kingdom‘s withdrawal conditions. The first question worries the so-called populists the most, the second – France, […]
The European Court of Human Rights‘ ruling on a CIA prison in Lithuania is “impracticable”, Karolina Bubnytė, the Lithuanian government’s representative at the ECHR, says. […]
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius is leaving for New York to attend a UN Security Council debate on the role of international law on peace and security on Thursday. […]
Lithuanian relations with Israel are particularly good compared with many other European Union states. This is laudable, remembering how much local collaborators contributed to the murder of Lithuanian Jews during the Holocaust. But we must […]
One year ago on June 18, Lithuania’s Ambassador Raimonda Murmokaitė raised her hand at the UN Security Council in New York to vote for a resolution strongly condemning military attacks against schools. The resolution also encouraged all countries to “take concrete measures” to deter the military use of schools by armed forces and armed groups in contravention of international law. […]
US President Barack Obama has praised Lithuania‘s contribution to supporting Eastern Partnership countries and Ukraine, saying that Lithuania “continues to serve as a model” for strengthening democracy and security in the world. […]
Ludo Segers talks to the Dutch ambassador about taking over the presidency of the European council, on why David Cameron’s speech on getting a new deal for Britain with the EU was not anti-European, on how the Netherlands security interests are intrinsically intertwined with those of Lithuania and the Baltic States, and on how a new statue to be unveiled in Kaunas will commemorate an unsung Dutch hero of the Holocaust. […]
North Korea, which claims to have tested a hydrogen bomb, is acting irresponsibly and has violated several UN resolutions on nuclear weapons, says Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius. He is sceptical, however, the the UN Security Council will adopt any resolute measures during its extraordinary meeting. […]
The Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė will not run for UN Secretary General despite being named by several international NGOs as a possible candidate to run for the post which will be decided the United Nations General Assembly this year. […]
The Permanent Missions of Lithuania and Greece together with UNESCO organised an interactive Panel discussion on Ending Impunity for Crimes against Journalists: Putting Resolutions into Practice on the occasion of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists on 2 November, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]
To mark the 70th anniversary of the United Nations, the Gediminas Tower, one of the best-known icons of the capital city of Lithuania, was lit up blue, the official colour of the United Nations, on the UN Day, 24 October, Lithuania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. […]
During a meeting with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė stressed the need for Israelis and Palestinians to go back to peace talks. She also hinted that Lithuania could serve as a broker in the negotiations. However, with Lithuania’s record of supporting Israel and opposing any Palestinian moves to establish themselves in the international community, Vilnius would not be a likely choice for a mediator, a political scientist says. […]
President Dalia Grybauskaitė is going on an official visit to Switzerland on Tuesday, 6 October, at the invitation of Swiss President Simonetta Sommaruga. […]
Raimundas Lopata, political scientist and advisor to Lithuania’s Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius, has slammed the foreign policy of President Dalia Grybauskaitė, saying in an interview published on Friday that her recent speech at the United Nations was “sterile”. […]
On 30 September, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius took part in a high-level event, which was co-hosted by France and Mexico on the restraint of the veto in the Security Council in situations of mass atrocity, genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. Lithuania actively supports the initiative that was proposed by France and Mexico, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports. […]
The United Nations Security Council has failed to adequately respond to the Syrian crisis, Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said during a debate on the Middle East conflicts organized in New York on Wednesday. […]
In her address to world leaders at the UN General Assembly, President Dalia Grybauskaitė underlined that the United Nations was not adapted to the challenges of today and needed immediate reform. […]
Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko, who is held in prison in Russia, has urged the international community to “strip” Russia of its veto right at the United Nations (UN) Security Council. […]
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