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According to the ministry, the agreement will be signed by the Deputy Minister of National Defense, Vytautas Umbrasas, and the German Ambassador to Lithuania, Matthias P. Sonnas, on Tuesday at the Ministry of National Defense.
“Germany is our main ally and a key guarantor of European stability and security.” Long-standing cooperation between Lithuania and Germany in the defense field has grown especially in recent years in many areas, including acquisitions, exercises and training. , international missions and operations, preparedness and deterrence initiatives. quoted by V. Umbrasas.
According to the Deputy Minister, such an agreement not only increases the interaction between the German and Lithuanian armies, but also makes a significant contribution to increased security in the Baltic region.
This agreement will determine the conditions for the presence of the parties’ armed forces in each other’s territory and will provide a basis for establishing new rules on the number of troops and the length of stay in the country.
It will also address environmental requirements, conditions for the use of telecommunications, humanitarian aid, search and rescue operations, and other issues.
According to KAM, the signing of this agreement was initiated by Germany.
The agreement will enter into force once it has been ratified by Seimas.
Until now, Lithuania had concluded such an agreement only with the United States.
Germany leads and allocates the largest number of troops for deterrence and defense purposes to the international battle group of the NATO Front Forces Battalion deployed to Rukla in 2017, and the Lithuanian Armed Forces Mechanized Infantry Brigade is assigned to one of the Divisions of the German Armed Forces.
Lithuania is also cooperating with Germany in the purchase of new and existing modernizing weapons: “Vilkas” infantry fighting vehicles, PzH2000 self-propelled howitzer, M577 armored vehicles and other parts of weapons.
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