📋 Tender Overview
September 13 Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Survila met with Tobias Lindner, Minister of State of the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Berlin. During the meeting, bilateral cooperation, support for Ukraine and the main security threats in the region were discussed.
Mr. Survila once again thanked Germany for the decision to deploy a brigade of military forces for permanent presence in Lithuania.
"This decision has historical importance not only for Lithuania, but also for the entire region and NATO's eastern flank. At the same time, this is a great opportunity to raise our bilateral relations to a qualitatively new strategic level," said the vice minister.
Mr. Survila informed his German colleague about the readiness to receive German soldiers, noting that although this is the most ambitious infrastructure project in the history of modern Lithuania, our country will make every effort to ensure that it is implemented on time and in compliance with the highest quality standards.
During the meeting, opinions were exchanged on the necessity of a joint response to Russia's hybrid attacks and acts of sabotage against Western countries.
Before the meeting, J. Survila together with the Minister of National Defense L. Kas?i?nas from the Lithuanian side and the Minister of Defense B. Pistorius and the State Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs T. Lindner from the German side signed an agreement on defense cooperation between Lithuania and Germany. The agreement regulates the legal status of the German military forces, civilian employees, and their family members in Lithuania, as well as the provision of civilian services such as health care, transportation and education of military children. The agreement will still have to be ratified by the parliaments of both countries.
