At the outset, on behalf of the delegation of Lithuania, I would like to extend our warmest thanks to you, Mr. President, and to the Secretariat for the preparatory work of the session. The Lithuanian delegation is willing to cooperate fully and is ready to make every effort towards the success of t…
Lithuania fully associates itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Denmark on behalf of the European Union and associated countries.
I would like first to thank warmly the delegation of Malta, the country which recently assumed the duties of the chairmanship of the Committee of…
It is an honour for me to take the floor today in order to introduce resolution A/56/L.31, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Council of Europe”, submitted jointly by the 4-L group, namely, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg and Lithuania.
I would also like to thank the other s…
Let me at the outset express our deepest condolences to the families of the victims of Monday’s tragic accident in Queens, New York.
I am particularly pleased to see Mr. Han Seung- soo guiding the General Assembly during this session. I wish to assure him of my delegation’s fullest support in all h…
First of all, I would like to congratulate Mr. Han Seung-soo on his election as President of the General Assembly. I wish him all success in his honourable and very responsible mission.
The tragic events of 11 September in the United States, caused by unprecedented terrorist attacks in the cities o…
Lithuania aligns itself with the statement delivered this morning on behalf of the European Union.
Lithuania wholeheartedly welcomes the Secretary-General’s report on the prevention of armed conflict (A/55/985). The report highlights in a structured manner the fact that globalization has eliminated…
The Security Council and the General Assembly are the most important United Nations bodies. Over time, even though the importance of the Council has continued to increase, the Council membership as a proportion of the entire United Nations membership has been decreasing. At the time of its founding …
It is my honour to speak on this important agenda item, “United Nations Year of Dialogue among Civilizations”. My Government fully supports, and is very grateful to, the initiator of this item, the Islamic Republic of Iran. We align ourselves with the statement delivered by France on behalf of the E…
At the outset, I wish to thank Director General Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei for his comprehensive and excellent report on the work of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). We also wish to express our appreciation for the Agency’s outstanding performance, and we commend his dedicated and effective…
Allow me to take this opportunity to welcome the Secretary General of the Council of Europe and the members of the delegation from the Parliamentary Assembly.
Let me start by expressing my appreciation for there being an agenda item on cooperation between the Council of Europe and the United Nation…
I would like to say, Mr. President, that I take special pleasure in seeing you preside over this Millennium Assembly session. I wish
to assure you of my delegation’s full support in all your endeavours. As one of the Vice-Presidents of the past session, I want to convey my special appreciation to m…
Allow me at the outset to thank you, Sir, for your introductory remarks and for the decision to submit this item for debate in the plenary.
The United Nations is like a human being: conceived, born, growing, maturing and ultimately trying to delay ageing. A healthy child grows proportionally in all…
Lithuania will align itself with the statement of the European Union that will follow immediately after our statement. Nevertheless, I requested the floor to convey the Lithuanian perspective both on the general issue of model cooperation between the United Nations and a regional arrangements, and o…
It is a great honour to have among us the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei, who has been leading the Agency for two years. We continue to have the highest regard for the Agency's activities, not least due to the brilliant performance of its lea…
First of all I would like to thank all the friendly countries which supported our candidature during this election race. Taking into account that today is Friday and that I do not want to torture the membership at large with long rounds of elections, at this stage Lithuania would like to express tha…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of Mr. Oskaras Jusys, Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the United Nations.
As we bid farewell to the most tumultuous century in human history, the recollection of actions taken or evaded by the Security Council reflects modern history. The report of the …
It is a special pleasure for me to see Mr. Theo-Ben Gurirab guiding the General Assembly this session over the junction of two centuries and millenniums. We will lend all possible support to his endeavours, including through the Permanent Representative of Lithuania, who is also one of his Vice- Cha…
On behalf of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, I would like to sincerely congratulate the winners of the Human Rights Prizes. Lithuania associated itself and fully supports with the statement of the European Union presented today by the representative of Austria.
Fifty years ago, shocked…
We have associated ourselves with the statement made by the Permanent Representative of Austria on behalf of the European Union. I will now add the Lithuanian view on the agenda item, which concerns both the general issue of model cooperation between the United Nations and a regional arrangement, an…
Reform of the Security Council is going down in United Nations history as the item discussed for the longest time without any practical outcome. The organ to be reformed is the Security Council, but so far the matter has affected only the General Assembly, by taking up its precious time and revealin…
