Minister of National Defence Laurynas Kasčiūnas departs for Belgium to attend the NATO Defence Ministers’ meeting and the Ramstein format Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting in Brussels on June 13-14.
The NATO Defence Ministerial will centre on NATO deterrence and defence capabilities and preparations for the NATO Summit in Washington in July. Minister will also attend the NATO-Ukraine Council session.
On the margins of the official programme L. Kasčiūnas will hold bilateral meetings with the Polish, Turkish and French Ministers of Defence, catch up with Chair of the NATO Military Committee Admiral Rob Bauer and see General Manager of the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) Stacy Cumming.
After the meetings in Belgium conclude, on June 15 Minister will proceed to Denmark to meet with Minister of Defence of Denmark Troels Lund Poulsen and Chairman of the Defence Committee of the Danish Parliament Rasmus Jarlov. Minister of National Defence will also attend the Baltic Sea Security Conference organized by Rasmussen Global.
Photo credit: MoD / A. Pliadis
