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Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis is meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on Thursday to discuss the EU's agenda, as well as energy and security issues.
Brigadier General Valdemaras Rupšys, the commander of the Lithuanian Land Force, and Lieutenant General Joerg Vollmer, the chief of staff of the German Army, have signed a letter of mutual cooperation, the Lithuanian Defence Ministry said on Thursday.
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius on Wednesday had a telephone conversation with Germany's new Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel to discuss bilateral relations and European challenges, the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry said.
Russia and Belarus may be acting in Lithuania under the disguise of terrorism, says Darius Jauniškis, director of the State Security Department.
Lithuania's parliament on Tuesday adopted a resolution on improvement of parliamentary diplomacy, calling for revival of relations with the neighboring Poland.
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The Lithuanian military is buying 168 armored personnel carriers from Germany for around 1.6 million euros in total.
Representatives of Germany's Daimler AG will hand over the first UNIMOG U5000 military trucks to the Lithuanian Armed Forces in a ceremony in the Kazlų Rūda training area on Thursday.
Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaitė has congratulated Germany's President Joachim Gauck on the Day of German Unity and the 26th anniversary of German reunification.
Lithuania's Foreign Minister Linas Linkevičius has given a cautious opinion about the idea proposed by his German counterpart, Frank Walter Steinmeier, to develop new international pacts on arms control in the wake of heightened tensions between NATO and Russia.
Europe needs unity more than ever before, as it is challenged by crisis of identity and confidence, Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaitė said after meeting in Berlin with Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel and four other leaders in the run-up to European Union (EU) summit.
German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen, who is on a visit in Vilnius, has thanked Lithuania for its preparations to host German troops who are to be deployed to the country next year as part of NATO's multinational battalion.
Lithuania's government has given permission for Lithuanian citizen Jonas Dovydas Jaehn to serve in Germany's Armed Forces.
The Lithuanian Air Base in Šiauliai, northern Lithuania, is hosting an official NATO air police mission handover ceremony on Wednesday.
Lithuania's defence minister, who signed a €386-million deal with a German company on purchasing 88 Boxer infantry vehicles, says the choice was as much about the quality of product as about buying it from a partner country.