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 …
On January 28 Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas, Defence Minister of Latvia Artis Pabriks and Defence Minister of Estonia Urmas Reinsalu who had gathered to attend the Baltic Defence Ministers’ meeting laid flowers at the memorial for the 7th Sigulda Infantry Regiment in Alūksne …
A bilateral Cooperation Plan 2013 was approved and a new Defence Attaché of the Republic of Lithuania in Moldova, Lieutenant Colonel Mindaugas Kviklys, posted as a result of consultations between representatives of Lithuanian and Moldovan Defence Ministries in Kishinev on January 28–29. Delegation of the …
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 …
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 …
Lithuania will this year pay monetary compensations to persons who refused service in the Soviet army and were thus aggrieved, the Defense Ministry said on Monday. The one-off compensation of 4,000 litas (EUR 1,159) will be available to persons who refused to serve in the …
Juozas Olekas, Social Democratic candidate for the Minister of National Defence post, arrived for an interview with President Dalia Grybauskaite, writes delfi.lt on 30 November. The politician who has led Ministry of National Defence (MND) before, visited the Presidential Palace on Friday. After a brief …
The Defence Minister says that delegates from Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have agreed to announce their colleagues at the meeting of the Alliance in Chicago how the financial support for the air policing mission will be increased after 2014, writes lrytas.lt. She did not say …
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. …
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 …
On March 27, Minister of National Defence of Lithuania Rasa Jukneviciene signed an agreement on defence cooperation and discussed a range of points related to regional security, military cooperation between Lithuanian and Chinese armed forces and participation in multinational operations during a meeting with Defence …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
On January 6 deployment of the 7th shift of the Lithuanian National Support Element (NSE) to Afghanistan will take place in Marijampolė. The ceremony will be attended by Vice Minister of National Defence Mykolas Juozapavičius, acting Chief of Defence Commander of the Lithuanian Air Force …
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 …
