Other events in Baltic States

Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1) arrived in Klaipeda on Friday for a scheduled port visit, the Lithuanian Defense Ministry said LETA/BNS.

"SNMG1 continues joint training with regional partners in the Baltic Sea. SNMG1 has already trained together with the Estonian, Latvian and Swedish naval ships and also plans to train with the Lithuanian Navy's ships," it quoted Commodore Ole Morten Sandquist, the group's commander SNMG1, as saying in a press release.

SNMG1 is currently composed of the Norwegian frigate HNoMS Roald Amundsen and the Dutch frigate HNLMS Evertsen.

In the Lithuanian port, the SNMG1command team will meet with Naval Captain Arunas Mockus, commander of the Lithuanian Navy, and Klaipeda Mayor Vytautas Grubliauskas and will take part in other official events.

The frigates will be open for public visitors on Saturday.