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Chairpersons of the foreign affairs committees of the Lithuanian, Latvian, Estonian, and Polish parliaments call on the Russian Duma to refrain from considering the initiative to justify the secret protocols of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact

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Press release, 25 June 2020 Chairpersons of the foreign affairs committees of the Lithuanian, Latvian, Estonian, and Polish parliaments appealed to the State Duma and other authorities of the Russian Federation calling them on to base the relations with their neighbours on international law, the respect for their sovereignty and territorial integrity. With a view to … Skaityti toliau

Seimas condemned attempts by the Russian Federation to rewrite history

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Press release, 18 June 2020 The Seimas strictly condemned the moves by the State Duma of the Russian Federation towards rewriting history and challenging the foundations of modern civilisation and international law. ‘On 11 June 2020, the Committee on International Affairs of the State Duma of the Russian Federation requested other committees to submit proposals … Skaityti toliau

Seimas adopted a Resolution on the 75th Anniversary of the End of World War II in Europe and the Victory against Nazism

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Press release, 8 May 2020   Noting that in 2020 the world marks the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, the most brutal global armed conflict in the history of humanity, which claimed tens of millions of lives, the Seimas invited the global academic community and civil society to continue investigating the … Skaityti toliau

Speaker of the Seimas expresses solidarity with and consideration to Poland marking the anniversaries of the Katyn massacre and the Smolensk tragedy

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Press release, 10 April 2020 Viktoras Pranckietis, Speaker of the Seimas, and Arvydas Nekrošius, Deputy Speaker of the Seimas and Head of the Seimas Delegation to the Assembly of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania and the Sejm and Senate of the Republic of Poland, sent letters to the Marshals of the Polish Sejm … Skaityti toliau

Declaration is issued at the PACE to express regret at the approval of the credentials submitted by the Russian Federation

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Press release, 3 February 2020   On the final day of the Winter Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), which was held in Strasbourg last week, members of the national delegations of Ukraine, Georgia, Sweden, Iceland, Lithuania, Latvia, the United Kingdom, Moldova, Slovakia and Poland signed a declaration expressing their regret at … Skaityti toliau

Committee on Foreign Affairs on the Russian delegation to the PACE: the state that breaks the rules of the organisation may not regain its rights until full implementation of the Assembly’s decisions

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Press release, 24 May 2019 In its sitting of 22 May 2019, the Committee on Foreign Affairs looked into the issues discussed in the session of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe held in Helsinki on 16–17 May 2019. The matter of the rights of the member states and their obligation to take part … Skaityti toliau

Andrius Kubilius ends his run for Secretary General of the Council of Europe

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Press release, 27 March 2019 Today, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe voted on the final list of candidates   for the post of Secretary General of the Council of Europe, thus eliminating the Lithuanian candidate, Andrius Kubilius, from the list. Mr Kubilius is grateful to everyone who has contributed to his election … Skaityti toliau

Seimas adopted a resolution on support for Ukraine

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Press release, 10 December 2018    The Seimas adopted a Resolution on Support for Ukraine in the Face of Aggression from the Russian Federation. The Resolution was adopted by 79 votes in favour, none against, and two abstentions. The Resolution strongly condemns the military aggression against Ukraine and aggressive unilateral actions of the Russian Federation … Skaityti toliau

Statement On Aggression Against Ukraine by the Russian Federation

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Press release, 27 November 2018 Statement of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on National Security and Defence of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania On Aggression Against Ukraine by the Russian Federation The Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on National Security and Defence of the Seimas of the Republic … Skaityti toliau

Seimas called on the Council of Europe and the PACE to comply consistently with their decisions taken in respect of the Russian Federation

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Press release, 27 September 2018  The Seimas called on the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) to refrain from adopting the amendments to the rules and procedures proposed by the Russian Federation allowing a Member State to recover its rights without implementing the Assembly’s decisions, and urged the Council of Europe and the … Skaityti toliau