The Security Council and the General Assembly are the most important United Nations bodies, yet the Council represents less than a twelfth of United Nations membership. Over time, its share in the entire membership has decreased, while its importance has increased. With this discrepancy and the memb…
We associated ourselves with what the Permanent Representative of Luxembourg said on behalf of the European Union. That statement reflected precisely how we see the matter. I would like only to complement the view of the European Union with our national perspective, as this agenda item encompasses b…
It is a special honour and pleasure for the Lithuanian delegation to wish the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) a happy fortieth anniversary. The Agency has reached its golden age, in which mature wisdom and youthful energy make it the organization that it is — a unique, effective and respec…
I am honoured to address the General Assembly on agenda item 38, entitled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe”. We have associated ourselves with the statement just made by the representative of Ireland on behalf of the European Union. …
On behalf of the Lithuanian Government, allow me to warmly congratulate Mr. Razali Ismail on his election as President of the General Assembly at this session.
The past five years leave no doubt that some of these opportunities have been taken in a positive way. We have seen that the highest levels…
Lithuania has aligned itself with the statement by the European Union and welcomes the report of the Secretary-General on cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). Given present-day global concerns, which require rapid-reaction capabil…
It is with great pleasure that I join previous speakers in congratulating Mr. Diogo Freitas do Amaral on his election to the presidency of the General Assembly at its fiftieth session. It is a great honour and a great challenge to be serving in that capacity at a time when the United Nations is mark…
I have the honour of making a statement on behalf of the Baltic States — Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
Last year the Baltic States — Estonia, Latvia and my own country, Lithuania — cosponsored the resolution inviting the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) to participate, in th…
The Lithuanian delegation has the honour to be among the sponsors of draft resolution A/48/L.17/Rev.2, entitled "Complete withdrawal of foreign military forces from the territories of the Baltic States", under item 32 of the agenda of the forty-eighth session of the General Assembly.
Lithuania is o…
The problems associated with drug abuse and illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances transcend national borders and are thus global in dimension. Under the Soviet regime, drug abuse was not an issue of concern, and its existence was even denied. Today, the Baltic States of E…
