Lithuania might send one or two troops to an EU training mission to Mali from the middle of this year, the country’s Ministry of National Defense said. “Lithuania supports the EU training mission in Mali and should join it from the second half of this …
3 months, 2 weeks ago by
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Tags: Mali, military, Ministry of Defence
On January 28 through 29 Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas will meet with Defence Minister of Latvia Artis Pabriks and Defence Minister of Estonia Urmas Reinsalu in Gulbene (Latvia), informs kam.lt. The Ministers will discuss defence cooperation of the Baltic States and relevant NATO …
3 months, 3 weeks ago by
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Tags: armed forces, Baltic Defence Plan, Latvia, Ministry of Defence
Lithuanian Minister of National Defense Juozas Olekas says Lithuania has offered Latvia to jointly take part in international operations beyond 2014 after the two countries withdraw the majority of their troops in Afghanistan. Olekas met with his Latvian counterpart in Vilnius on Wednesday. Artis Pabriks …
4 months, 1 week ago by
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Tags: Afghanistan, Artis Pabriks, Baltic cooperation, Juozas Olekas, Latvia, Ministry of Defence, NATO, NB8 (Nordic/Baltic)
On Monday in a meeting with Lieutenant-General Jürgen Bornemann, Director General of the International Military Staff Minister of National Defence Rasa Juknevičienė stated that Lithuania was ready to develop Host Nation Support (HNS) package together with Latvia and Estonia, Press Service of the Ministry reports. …
1 year, 1 month ago by
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Tags: Ministry of Defence, NATO, NATO air policing of Baltics
The Russian Defense Ministry refuted Vilnius’ allegations that Russian fighter had violated Lithuania’s airspace. Colonel Andrei Bobrun, the Head of Press Service of the Western Military District, told this the news agency Interfax, which reported on Thursday, March 29, delfi.lt reports. Earlier that day a …
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Tags: military, Ministry of Defence, NATO air policing of Baltics
On March 15 Minister of National Defence Rasa Jukneviciene met with Chairman of the EU Military Committee Gen Håkan Syren on visit in Lithuania and discussed Lithuania’s preparation to take over the Presidency of the EU Council, Lithuania’s contribution to EU operations and battlegroups, and …
1 year, 2 months ago by
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Tags: EU, Maj. Gen. Arvydas Pocius, Ministry of Defence, Rasa Jukneviciene
On March 13 and 14 Chief of Defence of Estonia Brig Gen Riho Terras will pay a work visit in Lithuania, reports defpro.com. It will be the first visit of Brig Gen R. Terras who assumed the duties in December 2011 in Lithuania, therefore the …
1 year, 2 months ago by
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Tags: BALDEFCOL, BALTNET, BALTRON, Estonia, Lithuanian Armed Forces, military cooperation, Ministry of Defence, Rasa Jukneviciene
March 1, national-level planning process of the multinational Host Nation Support (HNS) event Baltic Host 2012 involving representatives of the Lithuanian Armed Forces and other Lithuania’s Ministries and Services began at the Joint Headquarters of the Lithuanian Armed Forces, Ministry of Defence reported on 2 …
1 year, 2 months ago by
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Tags: Baltic Host 2012, Lithuanian Armed Forces, Ministry of Defence
In a meeting with NATO Assistant Secretary General Defence Investment Patrick Auroy Minister of National Defence Rasa Juknevičienė stated that Lithuania expected the Alliance to take a significant step towards forming NATO’s missile defence system, Ministry of Defence reports. “Hearing a strong message at the …
1 year, 3 months ago by
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Tags: Ministry of Defence, NATO, NATO air policing of Baltics, NATO Summit, Rasa Jukneviciene
On February 9 Chief of Defence of Norway Gen Harald Sunde will conduct a formal two-day visit in Lithuania during which he is planned to meet with Minister of National Defence Rasa Jukneviciene, Lithuanian Chief of Defence Lt Gen Arvydas Pocius, other representatives of the …
1 year, 3 months ago by
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Tags: Lithuanian Armed Forces, military, military cooperation between the Nordic-Baltic States and Poland, Ministry of Defence, Norway, Rasa Jukneviciene
The Defense Ministers of Lithuania and Latvia have different opinions on the involvement of non- NATO Alliance members, Sweden, and Finland, in the Baltic Air Policing mission, delfi.lt reported on February 3rd. Public discussion recently, questions whether Sweden and Finland could contribute to the air …
1 year, 3 months ago by
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Tags: Artis Pabriks, Finland, Ministry of Defence, NATO air policing of Baltics, Rasa Jukneviciene, Sweden
February 8, the North Atlantic Council adopted a decision to extend the Baltic Air Policing mission which had been mandated till 2014, Ministry of Defence informs. “We are very happy about this decision. The mission is a great demonstration of the Alliance’s commitment to security …
1 year, 3 months ago by
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Tags: Ministry of Defence, NATO, NATO air policing of Baltics, Rasa Jukneviciene
During her visit in Chicago (USA) on Thursday Minister of National Defence Rasa Juknevičienė attended a round-table discussion with members of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs (CCGA), met with representatives of the Chicago’s Lithuanian Community, honored the tomb of Gen P.Plechavičius and memory of …
1 year, 4 months ago by
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Tags: Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Chicago's Lithuanian Community, Kaliningrad, Ministry of Defence, NATO, Rasa Jukneviciene, Russia