Baltic States – CIS, Legislation, Lithuania, Transport

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania notes that the Russian Federation by illegal actions of its officials in detaining in the international waters the vessel Juros Vilkas, sailing under the flag of Lithuania and registered in Lithuania, has violated the Part VII of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, guaranteeing freedom of the high seas. Moreover, the institutions of the Republic of Lithuania were not informed about the detention of the fishing vessel and its crew", says the note.

The Ministry stresses that such actions by the Russian officials are in violation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, to which Russia has acceded. The note urges a prompt release of the vessel and its crew.