Allow me to start by commending the United Kingdom for convening this exceptionally important open debate. My delegation also thanks the Secretary-General and the briefers for their insightful presentations.
Lithuania aligns itself with the statement to be delivered by the observer of the European …
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Baltic and Nordic States: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Norway, Sweden and my own country, Lithuania. Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Ireland, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland and Slovakia align themselves with this statement.
The number of disp…
Allow me to begin by commending Poland, as the President of the Security Council for the month of May, for convening this exceptionally important open debate. I would also like to thank our briefers for their contributions to our discussion.
My delegation aligns itself with the statement to be deli…
Lithuania aligns itself with the statement delivered yesterday on behalf of the European Union (see A/72/PV.83) and would like to add some remarks in its national capacity.
Today, numerous armed conflicts and instability in the world make us return to the main purposes of the United Nations: to mai…
At the outset, we thank the Peruvian presidency of the Security Council for convening an open debate on this important issue. We also welcome the comprehensive report of the Secretary- General (S/2018/250) and its recommendations. We also commend the Special Representative of the Secretary- General,…
Allow me to start by commending the Netherlands, as President of the Security Council for the month of March, for convening this timely open debate.
My delegation aligns itself with the statement delivered on behalf of the European Union. I would like to make some additional remarks in our national…
I have the honour to address the Security Council on behalf of Latvia, Estonia and my own country, Lithuania. We align ourselves with the statement to be delivered on behalf of the European Union and its member States.
We thank Japan for organizing this open debate, which provides an important oppo…
At the outset, I would like to thank the delegation of Germany for its outstanding work on the draft resolution on the situation in Afghanistan (A/72/L.8), which Lithuania co-sponsored.
Lithuania aligns itself with the statement delivered on behalf of the European Union. We welcome the participatio…
Lithuania wishes to exercise its right of reply in the light of the statement made by the representative of Belarus.
Each country has the right to develop nuclear power as long as its international obligations on nuclear safety are properly addressed and national decisions are taken in the context …
I have the honour to address the Security Council on behalf of Estonia, Latvia and my own country, Lithuania. Our delegations also align themselves with the statement made earlier on behalf of the European Union. At the outset, we
commend the French delegation for convening this open debate. We als…
I thank the President for organizing this highly pertinent open debate. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission and the representative of the High-level Independent Panel on Peace Operations for their briefings.
Since the inception of the Un…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Baltic and Nordic States:
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Norway, Sweden and my own country, Lithuania. Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Ireland and Poland align themselves with this statement.
With the global number of refugees and displaced pe…
We thank the Uruguayan presidency for convening this open debate on an issue that plagues and exacerbates many contemporary conflicts.
At the outset, we sincerely commend Ms. Zainab Bangura for her hard work and dedication as Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Con…
I would first like to convey my condolences to the family of Mr. Vitaly Churkin, whom I knew personally for many years. I would also like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your country’s successful presidency of the Security Council for the month of February, and on your organization of today’s…
I wish to make an explanation of vote on behalf of my country with regard to resolution 71/158.
Lithuania co-sponsored the resolution, which reaffirms the indispensable role of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) with regard to non-proliferation and the use of atomic energy for peaceful p…
I would like to present my country’s explanation of vote on resolution 71/125, entitled “Persistent legacy of the Chernobyl disaster”.
Thirty years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster — one of the biggest disasters in human history — we continue to witness the long-term impact of Chernobyl, with …
Let me start by thanking our German colleagues for their excellent work, as usual, on the draft resolution on the situation in Afghanistan (A/71/L.13), which my delegation is happy to co-sponsor.
Lithuania aligns itself with the statement delivered earlier on behalf of the European Union, and in my…
I wish to thank the Senegalese delegation for organizing this highly pertinent open debate. As others have said, United Nations peacekeepers today operate in a much more challenging environment than at any time in peacekeeping history and increasingly in areas where there is no peace to keep. The la…
My delegation aligns itself with the statement made by the observer of the European Union. Allow me to make the following additional points.
First, women’s networks play an important early warning and preventive role. These include women’s situation rooms in Africa, which the African Union (AU) has…
Mr. President, let me thank you, first of all, for convening this meeting. I have the honour to speak on behalf of Estonia, Latvia and my own country, Lithuania. Our delegations associate themselves with the statement just made on behalf of the European Union (EU).
We are deeply concerned that desp…
