BNS Lithuania’s Defence Minister Juozas Olekas arrived in Afghanistan on Saturday to visit Lithuanian troops serving there, the Defence Ministry informed. During his visit, the Minister is scheduled to have meetings with representatives of the Afghan Defence Ministry and leadership of NATO’s International Security Assistance …
The United States will provide Lithuania’s Armed Forces more than 21 million litas (EUR 6.5 mln) worth of support in 2013, the Defense Ministry said. According to the press release, the plans were communicated to Defense Minister Juozas Olekas by the US new Ambassador to …
At the meeting of EU ministers responsible for European Affairs on 11 March in Brussels, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevičius stressed that in order to achieve financial stability and economic growth, it was necessary to implement agreed measures, informs urm.lt. “We must …
Lithuania’s Armed Forces have been listed among creditors of the bankrupt Development Bank of Afghanistan, however, recovery of more than 2 million litas (EUR 580,000) from the bank will be clear after a liquidation decision. The Lithuanian Defense Ministry said that a note on the …
On 6 March in Baku, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius met with leaders of Azerbaijan and emphasized Lithuanian’s support for the country’s EU bid, informed urm.lt. Linkevičius held meetings with the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, Minister of Foreign Affairs Elmar Mammadyarov, Defence …
On March 6 and 7 Chief of Defence of Germany General Volker Wieker is conducting a visit in Lithuania. The guest has already met with Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas and Chief of Defence of Lithuania Lieutenant General Arvydas Pocius and other representatives of …
On February 19 Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas met with Ambassador of Italy HE Renato Maria Ricci, reported kam.lt. The meeting officials discussed increasing defence cooperation and the possibilities of enhancing Italian-Lithuanian cooperation in the area of defence industry. At the meeting the Minister …
Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas and a delegation will attend the meetings of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) at the level of Defence Ministers at NATO Headquarters in Brussels on February 21 and 22, informs kam.lt. The meeting will focus on practical measures to …
On February 21 a formal homecoming ceremony for the 8th shift of the National Support Element (NSE-8) will take place at the Logistics Command of the Lithuanian Armed Forces, writes kam.lt. The NSE-8 was in charge of logistic provision of the Lithuanian military deployed to …
On February 12 the fifth shift of the Air Mentoring Team (AMT-5) will be formally deployed from the Šiauliai Air Base of the Lithuanian Air Force to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) operation in Afghanistan, informs kam.lt. The AMT-5 will provide training for local …
A formal ceremony was held at St. Michael the Archangel’s Church in Kaunas of February 6 to deploy a new rotation of the Lithuanian Special Mission Protection Team formed by the Military Police of the Lithuanian Armed Forces, informs kam.lt. The unit will be responsible …
The Munich Security Conference on 1-3 February highlighted the importance of the EU-U.S. cooperation in addressing important international security issues, reports urm.lt. Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius, who attended the conference, held meetings with Foreign Ministers of Russia, Afghanistan and Rwanda. The 49th …
On February 1 Minister of National Defence Olekas met with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on a formal visit in Lithuania, reports kam.lt. The meeting officials focused on the NATO operation in Afghanistan, and the NATO Response Forces exercise Steadfast Jazz to be held …
On 1 February, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius met with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who is paying an official visit to Lithuania, writes urm.lt. The Minister voiced support to NATO candidate countries, which aim to be invited to become member states …
On January 30 Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas presented medals for participation in the NATO-led multinational operation to members of the joint Lithuanian-Latvian Special Operations Forces (SOF) Squadron after their redeployment from the mission in Afghanistan, informs kam.lt. “The job done by the SOF …
Minister of National Defense Juozas Olekas on Wednesday awarded troops from the joined Lithuanian-Latvian Special Operation Squadron for taking part in the NATO-led international mission in Afghanistan. “The Squadron’s activities have been very well evaluated by allies and the command of the NATO operation in …
The US Chargé d’ Affaires Anne Hall tells the Lithuania Tribune that US foreign policy is largely constant through administrations, and that Europe and Lithuania should not worry about the US shifting its focus to Asia. Hall tells us the US is in fact calling …
On January 16 and 17 Chief of Defence of Lithuania Lt Gen Arvydas Pocius will attend a meeting of NATO’s Military Committee in Brussels, reports kam.lt. At the meeting NATO Chiefs of Defence will address new aspects of implementing the new NATO Strategic Concept, the …
On 10-11 January in Ireland’s capital Dublin, Ambassador Dalius Čekuolis, the Political Director of the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, took part in an informal meeting of political directors of Foreign Affairs Ministries of the EU member states. The meeting focused on the situation in Syria, …
At the meeting with the U.S. Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder on 10 January in Trakai, Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius discussed NATO and global security, the development of the Alliance’s relations with partner countries and activities of a Vilnius-based NATO Energy Security …
