Vice Minister of National Defence E. Kerza and Prime Minister S. Skvernelis paid a visit to Lithuanian and allied soldiers in Šiauliai

2019-03-29

On March 29 Vice Minister of National Defence Edvinas Kerza and Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis visited Lithuanian and NATO allies’ soldiers in Šiauliai on the occasion of Lithuania’s 15th anniversary as a member of NATO.

The members of the Government met with the Lithuanian Air Force leadership and Lithuanian and Polish soldiers serving at the Lithuanian Air Force Base in Šiauliai and deployed to conduct the NATO Air Policing Mission in the Baltic states.

Photo credits: Antanas Gedrimas (LITHAF AB)

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