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Presidential adviser: Lithuania more secure after NATO summit in Wales
Chief advisor to the president on interior policy Virginija Būdienė says that Lithuania’s security increased after the NATO Summit in Wales. […]
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Lithuanian defence minister: We are doing all to protect our citizens against prosecution in Russia
The General Prosecutor’s Office of Lithuania has informed that the Russian law enforcement authorities are trying to reopen criminal proceedings against Lithuanian nationals who refused to serve in the Soviet army following the country’s 1990 secession from the USSR. […]
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What NATO summit decisions mean for Lithuania?
NATO decisions, announced on Friday in Wales, are very favourable to Lithuania, says professor Valdas Rakutis of the General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy. […]
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Estonia to host NATO cyber training field
In the NATO summit in Wales, Estonian Defence Minister Sven Mikser signed on Thursday an agreement of common intentions with NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation Jean-Paul Palomeros to start preparing for creating a NATO cyber practice field in Estonia, Postimees Online reports. […]
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NATO to create “spearhead” rapid response force to be deployed in Baltics
NATO leaders in Wales have agreed to create a “spearhead” rapid reaction force with several thousand troops ready to deploy at short notice, the BBC reports. […]
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NATO to set up headquarters in Baltic states
NATO leaders decided at the summit in Wales on Friday to establish headquarters in Lithuania and the other two Baltic states, with their functions and structure to be finalized within this autumn, Lithuanian officials said. […]
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Crises in Ukraine and Iraq hang over NATO summit
NATO leaders have a lot to talk about at this year’s summit in Wales, expected to be the toughest since the Cold War ended. […]
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President Grybauskaitė: NATO agreed on new measures to boost Lithuania’s security
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė and leaders of other NATO member states have agreed in Wales on additional measures to deal with newly emerging threats and beef up the defence of the allied countries, including Lithuania. […]
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President Grybauskaitė: Putin is testing NATO leadership
European and NATO leadership must now demonstrate their leadership and keep Russia’s President Vladimir Putin from going too far, Lithuania’s President Dalia Grybauskaitė says. […]
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Lithuanian defence minister signs agreement on NATO’s Joint Expeditionary Force
Lithuania’s Defence Minister Juozas Olekas and his counterparts from Estonia, Denmark, the Netherlands, Latvia, Norway and the UK signed a protocol of intentions for establishing the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) at a ceremony during the NATO summit in Wales on Thursday, the Ministry of National Defence said. […]
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Ukraine wants to draw closer to NATO
Ukraine has once again indicated it wants to become closer to NATO, says Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius after attending a meeting of the Alliance’s member-states with Ukraine’s leaders. […]
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Minister Linkevičius indicates NATO allies to station more capacities in Lithuania
NATO allies will have more capacities in Lithuania, in the air, in the sea and on land, Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius said after the first day of the NATO summit in Wales. […]
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What Lithuania could expect from NATO Summit?
Political scientist Laurynas Kasčiūnas tells the Žinių Radijas radio station that it is very likely that new military bases will be established in the Baltics which would increase security for the three states. […]
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NATO to offer comprehensive support to Ukraine
NATO has established “a comprehensive and tailored package of measures” to help Ukraine, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Thursday during the NATO summit in Wales. […]
Foreign affairs
Lithuania’s ambassador presented preparations for NATO 2014 Summit to members of the Swedish Atlantic Council
In the framework of the Swedish Atlantic Council annual meeting in Stockholm on 3 September 2014, Eitvydas Bajarūnas, Ambassador of Lithuania (currently Embassy of Lithuania is NATO Contact Point Embassy in Sweden), introduced the preparations for the NATO Summit in Cardiff. […]