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Lithuanian president calls for NATO's deterrence measures

Xinhua, December 9, 2015 Adjust font size:

Dalia Grybauskaite, president of Lithuania, said on Tuesday that NATO must start implementing deterrence measures amid security tenses in the Eastern Europe.

The president emphasized geopolitical situation in the region remains tense, and the alliance must start implementing deterrence measures, according to a press release from the President's Office. These measures are to be set next July at NATO's summit in Warsaw.

"Lithuania will seek long-term deployment of allied forces and military equipment in our region, defense plans for the Baltic countries, which would be regularly updated and tested through exercises, as well as the speeding up of NATO response times," the office conveyed the president's position.

Grybauskaite commented on the regional security while meeting with Janos Ader, Hungarian president, during his visit in Lithuania.

The leaders discussed bilateral military cooperation and preparations for the NATO summit in Warsaw and visited the Lithuanian Air Force Base in Siauliai, Northern part of the country.

Currently, 87 Hungarian servicemen and four fighter jets are conducting their first air policing mission in the Baltic countries from this base.

Hungarian president expressed his hope that there will be no need to test the capabilities of the JAS-39 GRIPEN jets. He also announced that the country will send its second deployment here in 2019.

Both leaders touched upon European energy security issues. Lithuania and Hungary are among seven Central and Eastern European countries opposing the Nord Stream-2 project which would expand pipeline to Germany and bypass Ukraine. Endit