I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Group of Eastern European States on the occasion of the commemoration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, the world’s worst nuclear accident.
Every year, we commemorate the tragic event in Chernobyl, the symbol of catastrophe for mi…
Lithuania aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Belgium on behalf of the European Union. We would also like to express our appreciation for the successful facilitation efforts of Germany and are proud to join the impressive list of sponsors. I would like to thank the Preside…
I would like to make a statement on behalf of Mr. Audronius Ažubalis, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania.
Ten years since the Millennium Summit, the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) remains uneven, both in terms of geography and the level of progress …
At the outset, I would like once again to reiterate my country’s firm support for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Georgia within its internationally recognized borders. Lithuania voted in favour of resolution 64/296 because we note with concern that no major development with regard to t…
Lithuania fully aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Spain on behalf of the presidency of the European Union. In addition, my country would like to emphasize the following.
Like all wars and military conflicts, the Second World War was an enormous tragedy that left deep an…
I would like to start by reiterating Lithuania’s firm support for the security and stability of Georgia and its sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity.
My delegation will vote in favour of the draft resolution (A/63/L.79). The background of our reasoning in support of the draft resolut…
My delegation aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Portugal on behalf of the European Union. In addition, allow me to make the following comments.
Lithuania thanks the Secretary-General for his report submitted for consideration under agenda item 71 (d). We support the fin…
Lithuania adheres to the one-China policy. We fully support the recommendation of the General Committee not to include additional item 165 in the draft agenda of the sixty-second session of the General Assembly.
On behalf of the countries of the Group of Eastern European States, I wish to say that it was with sadness that we heard of the passing away of Mr. Kurt Waldheim, former Secretary-General of the United Nations, a distinguished Austrian diplomat and statesman.
As Secretary-General at the helm of the…
I would like to express my gratitude to the United Nations for having organized this important High-level Dialogue and for its significant contribution to migration, globalization and development issues.
This Dialogue is a great opportunity to discuss the interrelationship between development and m…
Lithuania welcomes this effort — the most extensive and ambitious ever made — to renew the United Nations. We must ensure that the summit commitments we all have undertaken are implemented and that they produce real and tangible results, in order to improve the Organization’s capacity to act adequat…
On behalf of the Eastern European Group, I extend our profound
condolences to the Government and the people of Saudi Arabia on the passing of King Fahd Bin Abdul- Aziz Al Saud. I would also like to convey our sincere sympathy to all members of the royal family. King Fahd represented his country for…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this meeting of the General Assembly.
A lot has been said about the reform of the Security Council since the release of the report of the High-level Panel last December. Indeed, a lot has been said over the past 10 years or so, the Razal…
First of all, I would like to express Lithuania’s support for the statement made by the representative of Luxembourg on behalf of the European Union.
Today, globalization requires enhanced collective efforts to fight poverty in a perpetually changing world. We acknowledge that the Monterrey Consens…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the three Baltic States: Estonia, Latvia and my own country, Lithuania. We support the statement made by the Luxembourg presidency of the European Union. In that connection, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania would like to emphasize the following points.
War is al…
My delegation fully associates itself with the statement made by the representative of the Netherlands on behalf of the
European Union. Nevertheless, we would like to highlight a few points.
Lithuania joined the consensus on this resolution out of immense respect for the millions of victims of the…
Lithuania abstained in the vote on draft resolution XV on reduction of non- strategic nuclear weapons, which was just adopted by the General Assembly. This abstention must not, however, be regarded as entirely reflecting our view on the issue of non-strategic nuclear weapons. Lithuania attaches high…
On behalf of the Group of Eastern European States, I would like to welcome the imminent adoption of the United Nations Convention against Corruption. At the same time, I would like to express our appreciation for the work done in Vienna. This universal instrument is the outcome of almost two years o…
Lithuania, as Chairman of the regional Group of Eastern European States for the month of October, has the honour to speak on behalf of our delegations.
Twenty-one Eastern European States fully support the Secretary-General’s proposal to extend the term of office of Mr. Ruud Lubbers as United Nation…
I would like first of all to express my sincere gratitude to Mr. Jan Kavan for his work as President of the General Assembly at its previous session. We appreciate the knowledge and skilful leadership of the current President, Mr. Julian R. Hunte of Saint Lucia, and wish him a year of constructive d…
