I thank Mr. Ivica Dačić, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Hashim Thaçi of
Kosovo for their statements. I also thank Mr. Farid Zarif, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United…
I thank you, Madam President, for organizing this briefing. I would also like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Dmitry Titov, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict Zainab Hawa Bangura and Ms. Izumi Nakamitsu, Assistant Administrator of the United Nations D…
I would like to thank you, Madam President, for convening us today to discuss the contribution of regional organizations to the maintenance of international peace and security. I also thank the Secretary-General for his briefing at the beginning of this meeting.
Lithuania aligns itself with the sta…
I thank the briefers for their comprehensive interventions, as well as for their dedicated selfless work in fighting the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. I also commend the Nigerian presidency for its initiative to convene this timely Council meeting, as well as for its meaningful contribution to figh…
Lithuania co-sponsored and voted in favour of resolution 2235 (2015), establishing the Joint Investigative Mechanism
to identify those involved in the use of chemicals as weapons in Syria.
Despite the fact that the complete prohibition of the use of chemical weapons is at the core of the Chemical …
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this open debate. I would certainly like to thank the Prime Minister of Samoa, the Prime Minister of Jamaica and the Minister of Finance of Seychelles for their insightful briefings. This debate provides a rare opportunity to discuss the speci…
I welcome you, Mr. President, Minister Liow Tiong Lai of Malaysia, Minister Bishop of Australia, Minister Klimkin of Ukraine, and Minister Koenders of the Netherlands to the Security Council. Their presence here is a testament to the commitment of their Governments to seek accountability and justice…
I thank Special Coordinator for Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov for his briefing.
My delegation aligns itself with the statement to be made on behalf of the European Union later today.
The vision of a democratic, robust, and prosperous Middle East remains unfulfilled. Radicalization, t…
Lithuania welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2231 (2015), on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action agreed by the European Union (EU), the E3/EU+3 and the Islamic Republic of Iran on 14 July. We strongly believe that this deal, based on Iran’s implementation of essential changes to its nu…
I thank Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson and the High Commissioner for Human Rights Prince Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein for their briefings.
Today we pay respect and convey our deepest sympathy to all innocent victims and the survivors of the worst crime in Europe since the end of the Second World Wa…
I agree with my colleague. But I will add to his words. I wish to express, first of all, my delegation’s appreciation to you personally, Mr. President, and to the Malaysian team for your efficient conduct of the Council presidency during the month. My delegation appreciates the diligent manner in wh…
I thank Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, for her briefing to update the Council on the referral of the situation in Darfur. My delegation commends the Office of the Prosecutor for its sustained efforts to fulfil the mandate given to the Court by the Security Counci…
I thank Ambassador Skoog of Sweden and Ambassador De Aguiar Patriota of Brazil for their comprehensive briefings and personal commitment to the work of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC).
Lithuania recognizes the critical importance of peacebuilding as the foundation for sustainable peace and devel…
I would like to thank Ambassador Román Oyarzun Marchesi of Spain for his support to the Council as the Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006).
Lithuania closely monitors the intensive efforts by the E3+3 and Iran to reach a final agreement on a Joint …
I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Nicholas Haysom, and Ambassador Tanin for their briefings. My delegation expresses its appreciation for all the important work that the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the United Nations family ar…
I would like to thank Malaysia for holding this open debate. I also thank the briefers for their presentations.
Lithuania aligns itself with the statement to be delivered on behalf of the European Union.
Armed conflicts continue to have a horrific impact on children and, as we heard today from bot…
I would like to thank today’s invitees for their insightful, thought-provoking and detailed briefings.
As we heard earlier today, Lithuania also welcomes this once-a-year opportunity to hear from United Nations Force Commanders about the most pressing challenges in today’s peacekeeping. Given the c…
Allow me to make a brief statement on behalf of the Counter-Terrorism Committee to provide an overview of the developments in the work of the Committee and the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED).
As I reported on 29 May (see S/PV.7453), the Committee, with the support of CTED …
Let me thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting at short notice. I also thank Under-Secretary-General Jeffrey Feltman and Alexander Hug, Deputy Chief Monitor of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, for their assessments of …
It is an honour for me to speak today on behalf of the Baltic and Nordic States, namely, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Norway, Sweden and my own country, Lithuania. Poland associates itself with this statement.
The number of internally displaced persons in the world remains alarmingly…
