"The conversations on that are definitely ongoing. For Lithuania, it's a very important message and part of boosting the deterrence policy," the minister posted on Facebook on Sunday.
German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht told the Funke media group on Sunday Germany was not ruling out sending an additional contingent to Lithuania.
"As a matter of principle, additional troops are available as reinforcement, and we are in talks with Lithuania at the moment to find out what exactly would make sense in this regard," she said, adding that Germany is already making "an important contribution in Lithuania" by leading a NATO battlegroup.
Based in Lithuania since February, 2017, the Rukla-based group now has some 1,200 troops in Lithuania, with the majority of them being Germans. Germany has so far been the only EU member state leading a NATO battlegroup.