Just a few months ago women leaders from all parts of the world met in Vilniu...

Just a few months ago women leaders from all parts of the world met in Vilnius to experiences in enhancing the democracy worldwide. This event, organized by Lithuania as Chair of the Community of Democracies, confirmed my belief that the involvement of women is still very low in addressing common problems and concerns. Therefore, Lithuania strongly welcomes the resolution on peace mediation proposed by Finland and Turkey and adopted by the General Assembly. I am very pleased that this resolution advocates a stronger role of women in peace mediation. The full involvement of women in conflict resolution, peace talks and decisions on post-conflict reconstruction is essential. The same applies to the protection of women in conflict situations as defined in the historic UN Security Council Resolution 1325 and related resolutions. Tam pleased to announce that Lithuania has drawn up its first national action plan tor implementing Resolution 1325