Lithuania’s State Defence Council approves sending troops to Hormuz mission
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Lithuania, a member country of NATO and the European Union, has proposed sending troops to help the US in the Ormuz Strait, I write Monday Reuters, Sky News and LRT. Thus, the Baltic State should send dozens of soldiers to the area, decided on Monday the Defence Council, chaired by President Gitanas Nauseda, in a proposal addressed to Parliament...
Lithuania's National Defense Council has approved sending up to 40 military and civilian personnel to a mission in the Strait of Hormuz to help ensure maritime security, the Presidential Office announced the decision on Monday.
Lithuania’s State Defence Council approves sending troops to Hormuz mission
Lithuania’s State Defence Council – a body comprising top political and military leadership – has approved the deployment of up to 40 troops and civilian defence personnel to an international mission to ensure free passage in the Strait of Hormuz, the presidential office said Monday.
After the State Defense Council (SDC) approved Lithuania's joining international maritime security operations in the Strait of Hormuz, Asta Skaisgirytė, the President's Chief Advisor, says that Lithuania's specific contribution to this mission will still be coordinated. In addition, according to A. Skaisgirytė, the SDC's decision to join the mission is based on the security needs of allies, and not on the desire to please anyone.
After the State Defense Council (SDC) approved Lithuania's joining international maritime security operations in the Strait of Hormuz, Asta Skaisgirytė, the President's Chief Advisor, says that Lithuania's specific contribution to this mission will still be coordinated. In addition, according to A. Skaisgirytė, the SDC's decision to join the mission is based on the security needs of allies, and not on the desire to please anyone.
Lithuania wants to send troops to help break the Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. The small NATO country is prepared to contribute several dozen soldiers, the Lithuanian government says a day before new talks of the group of countries making preparations for this.
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