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Viktorija Cmilyte-Nielsen, Lithuania's parliamentary speaker, and Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday and both have been quarantined at home with no symptoms.

Lithuania will not sent its soldiers to Syria if no US troops remain in the Middle East country, Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis said on Thursday.

Turkey's ongoing military operation in Syria complicates the situation as Lithuania is considering possible deployment of its troops to Syria, Lithuanian Minister of National Defense Raimundas Karoblis says.

Lithuania's Minister of National Defense Raimundas Karoblis introduced the Board of the Seimas on Wednesday to possible deployment of troops to Syria, three sources told BNS Lithuania.

Lithuania's Minister of National Defense Raimundas Karoblis says international forces in the Persian Gulf would contribute to the reduction of tensions between the United States and Iran, but doubts whether Lithuania would have resources to contribute to such a mission.

Dalia Grybauskaitė‘s presidency is coming to an end. Evaluations of her tenure are beginning. She has no lack of fans and her high ratings show that she has the support of most citizens. A movie is being made about her, a book is being written and they will likely have a notable hagiographic tint. I...

The Lithuanian Army has acquired U.S.-made Javelin anti-tank missiles worth 20 million U.S. dollars, the country's Defense Ministry announced on February 19.

Foreign companies get 30 percent of Lithuania's defense budget, and 70 percent return to Lithuanian economy, according to National Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis who introduced lawmakers last week to national defense funding figures for the next year.

Lithuania will consider sending more troops to Afghanistan and also appoint a civilian representative, says Lithuanian Minister of National Defense Raimundas Karoblis, currently on a visit to Afghanistan.

Lithuanian Minister of National Defense Raimundas Karoblis, currently on a visit to Georgia, on Friday met with his Georgian counterpart Levan Izoria.

Lithuania's presidential office believes the government's planned increase in the defense budget next year is too slow.

NATO defense ministers, including Lithuania's Raimundas Karoblis, are meeting in Brussels to discuss the Alliance's deterrence and defense measures, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry said.

The fire that on Tuesday broke out on a ferry on route from Germany to Lithuania's Klaipėda has been put out and there are no reports about people injured during the incident, Lithuania's Navy says.

German-Lithuanian cooperation in the area of security and defense intensified after Germany took over the lead over the NATO enhanced forward presence battalion in Lithuania, Lithuanian National Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis says.

Today, on 28th September, the largest security and foreign policy forums in the Baltic Sea region – The Rīga Conference 2018 – commences at the National Library of Latvia. Over the next two days the conference will welcome heads of states, experts, diplomats, academics and media representatives toge...

Lithuanian and American troops as well as soldiers from the Lithuania-based international NATO battalion on Thursday tested the new firing range in Pabradė, the Ministry of National Defense said.

The Lithuanian Defense Ministry proposes to lower the upper age limit for draftees for mandatory initial military service to 23 years.

Croatia plans to rejoin NATO's multinational battalion in Lithuania in two years' time, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry said.

Lithuania's parliamentary parties signed on Monday an agreement on the country's defense policy for the next decade.