An advisor to Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė says that assurances given by top US administration officials during last weekend's Munich Security Conference have assuaged worries in Europe about US commitments to NATO.
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The United States demonstrate commitment to the obligations to partners, therefore, Lithuania has full confidence in the new US administration, says Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė.