Lithuania appoints its members to the OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration

On 2 March 2021, the government of Lithuania appointed its conciliators, the arbitrator and his alternate for a new mandate of six years, in accordance with articles 3 and 4 of the Convention on Conciliation and Arbitration within the OSCE.

Toma Birmontienė, Professor at the Institute of Public Law, the Law School of Mykolas Romeris University, and Vygantė Milašiūtė, Professor at the Faculty of Law at the University of Vilnius, were appointed as conciliators.

Ambassador Andrius Namaviċius, Director of the Law and International Treaties Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania was designated as arbitrator and Lyra Jakuleviċienė, Professor and Dean of the Law School of Mykolas Romeris University as alternate arbitrator.

Currently, thirty-four States are party to the Convention on Conciliation and Arbitration within the OSCE that provides mechanisms for the peaceful settlement of disputes between States parties to the Convention and/or OSCE participating States.