Lithuania's defence budget should expand by more than a third in 2016, according to the budget draft published on Monday.
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Juozas Olekas (born October 30, 1955) is a Lithuanian surgeon and politician, a former Minister of National Defence, from 2006 to 2008. In 1990 and from 2003 to 2004 he also served as the Health Minister.
All procedures of buying about 100 armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs) are conducted in line with the law and in transparent manner, says Artūras Paulauskas, chairman of the Lithuanian parliamentary National Security and Defence Committee.
A Russian army base in Belarus would worsen Belarus' relations with Lithuania and would undermine Belarus' goal to normalize its ties with NATO and the European Union, Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas says.
"We support and will continue rendering political and practical support to Georgia's aspiration to become a member of NATO, we will spare no effort to ensure that Georgia gets prepared for NATO membership. We will continue providing bilateral assistance in the area of military training and will shar...
Lithuania's Defence Minister Juozas Olekas has denied statements made by director of the Lithuanian Defence and Security Industry Association, Lieutenant General Valdas Tutkus, who has said that the decision on specific infantry fighting vehicles had been made a year ago.
Georgia deserves NATO membership because of its reforms and participation in the Alliance's operations, Defence Minister Tinatin Khidasheli said in Vilnius on Monday.
Lithuania's Defence Minister Juozas Olekas says that the country is choosing infantry fighting vehicles from more than two options.
Lithuanian defence minster: NATO headquarters one more step strengthening security of whole Alliance
“The Establishment of a NATO headquarters in Lithuania and six other Allies testifies that NATO is taking all necessary steps to provide security to its member states and to be prepared to implement the tasks necessary to deter anyone attempting on the security and territorial integrity of any of th...
Preparations to receive conscripts is going smoothly and the biggest challenges is now faced by instructors, Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas said on Tuesday after evaluating preparations to receive conscripts in Klaipėda.
Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas has appointed Brigadier General Algis Vaičeliūnas as the ministry's inspector general, the ministry said on Tuesday.
When NATO confirmed last week that it was cutting the Baltic air policing mission in half - eight fighter jets will patrol the skies of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia instead of the current 16 - the reactions were varied.
NATO's decision to downsize the air policing mission by half will not affect the security of the three Baltic states, says Lithuania's Defence Minister Juozas Olekas.
The defence ministers of Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine signed an agreement on the establishment of a joint brigade in Lvov on Friday.
Lithuanian, Polish and Ukrainian defence ministers will Friday in Lviv sign an agreement on establishment of a joint military brigade.
It is crucial for the Baltic states to develop a joint mid-range air-defence system, counter hybrid threats and strengthen regional cooperation, Lithuania's Defence Minister Juozas Olekas said on Wednesday after meeting with his new Latvian counterpart, Raimonds Bergmanis, in Vilnius.
Volunteers should be enough for carrying out mandatory military service, Lithuanian National Defence Minister Juozas Olekas says, adding that no additional men might be conscripted.
Lithuania's Ministry of National Defence will propose raising pay for professional troops.
If it transpires that German rifles Heckler & Koch G36 are unreliable, other alternatives will be sought, says Lithuania's National Defence Minister Juozas Olekas.
Only Russia can stop the current arms race with NATO as it is the one carrying out aggressive policies, raising its military budget and militarizing its economy, Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas says.
NATO defence ministers on Wednesday in Brussels finalized details on the six small headquarters to be set up in Eastern European countries. They will have 40 members of personnel each. The Lithuanian unit will be headed by a Danish officer.