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NATO headquarters to be established in Lithuania in 2014

BC, Vilnius, 19.09.2014.Print version
Major General Jonas Zukas, Lithuania's chief of defence, is convinced that headquarters responsible for the coordination of arrival of NATO rapid response forces will be established in Lithuania already in 2014, informs LETA/ELTA.

Detailed functions and structure of the headquarters will discussed during a conference of NATO military chiefs on 19-21 September, in Vilnius.

 

"The structure is not defined yet, but there has been a principal decision made about establishing such headquarters. So far we do not know what share Lithuania is going to have and who will be in charge. During the meeting with Philip Breedlove (Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) of NATO Allied Command Operations – ELTA), I and Latvian, Estonian and Polish chiefs will discuss the shape of headquarters. So far we know that it could involve from 80 to 120 persons," Zukas said.

 

Lithuania's chief of defence also said that the number will be common, i.e. that many persons will be deployed in total in all five countries – Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland and perhaps Romania.






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