WorldStatement on the recent wave of arrests and detentions in China2014-06-02, 14:01"We are deeply concerned by the recent arrests and detentions of a large number of peaceful human rights defenders, lawyers and intellectuals including Pu Zhijiang, a lawyer, Hu Shigen a lecturer at Beijing University, Xu Youyu, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Liu Di, a writer and Hao Jian, a professor at the Beijing Film Academy. Statement after the trilateral meeting between the EU, Russia and Ukraine on energy security2014-06-01, 10:43On Friday (30 May) afternoon a trilateral meeting on energy security between EU Energy Commissioner Oettinger, Russian Energy Minister Novak and Ukrainian Energy Minister Prodan took place in Berlin. With the elections over, many of the newly elected MEPs are now coming together to form or join transnational political groups in the Parliament on the basis of their political affinities. Political groups enjoy certain advantages, but to be recognised as a group, they need to meet some requirements. The official political groups forming the Parliament should be created by late June in time for the first plenary session on 1 July. Dalia Grybauskaitė congratulated Armenia’s President and Azerbaijan’s President on national day2014-05-29, 14:56President Dalia Grybauskaitė extended congratulations, both personally and on behalf of the Lithuanian people, to President Serzh Sargsyan of Armenia on the occasion of national holiday - Republic Day and to President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan on the occasion of national holiday - Republic Day. A Lithuanian officer will conduct a six-month tour of duty in Operation Ocean Shield, NATO's counter piracy and armed robbery at sea mission in the Gulf of Aden and off the Horn of Africa, as of May 26. President Barroso called today Petro Poroshenko and Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk2014-05-27, 17:47President Barroso spoke earlier today with Petro Poroshenko (whom he had previously met in Strasbourg on 12 March) on the phone to congratulate him on the results of the Presidential elections in Ukraine. He praised the high turnout and the fact that the elections took place largely in line with international standards. President Barroso reiterated the EU's commitment to support Ukraine and recalled the concrete action taken so far. Furthermore, he underlined the importance of constitutional reform and welcomed Petro Poroshenko's willingness to engage in dialogue with Russia. The President expressed his wish that the dynamics created by the election can reunite all Ukrainians and constitute a new start for Ukraine. Lithuanian PM encourages US senators to encourage cooperation among business communities2014-05-26, 12:33Today, at the Office of the Government Prime Minister of Lithuania Algirdas Butkevicius has met with a United States Congress delegation, on its tour in Lithuania, led by Senator for Oklahoma James Inhofe. President José Manuel Barroso's message after the shooting at the Jewish museum in Brussels2014-05-25, 10:36"I am deeply shocked to hear about the violent act which cost three innocent people's lives at the Jewish Museum in the city centre of Brussels this afternoon. In my own name and on behalf of the European Commission, I convey my sincere condolences to the families and friends of the victims of this tragic crime. The President spoke on the phone with David Cameron2014-05-24, 12:01President Dalia Grybauskaitė spoke on the phone with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, David Cameron. The conversation took place at the initiative of the British Prime Minister. Lithuania stresses the need to continue monitoring human rights situation in Ukraine2014-05-22, 15:29On 21 May at the United Nations Security Council meeting commenting on the report by the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission (UNHRMM), Lithuania's Permanent Representative to the UN ambassador Raimonda Murmokaitė stressed that continued objective, unbiased information on human rights situation in Ukraine remained essential. While noting that once again, the report clearly showed that serious human rights violations followed, and not preceded, pro-Russian separatist actions in Ukraine, she expressed hope that UNHRMM would continue its regular reports beyond the month of June. |
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