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A team of five Lithuanian representatives from the Police Department under the Ministry of the Interior, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of National Defence was sent to the European Union’s Monitoring Mission in Georgia. Fully manned and equipped Lithuanian team, which was provided with an armoured vehicle by the Lithuanian Armed Forces, will observe, analyse and report on the current situation in Georgia, on the implementation of the Six-Point Ceasefire Agreement, including the pull-out of the Russian troops.

Two more representatives from the Lithuanian Police Department are going to work at the mission headquarters in Tbilisi, where they will contribute to information collection and its analysis.

Lithuanian representatives that are taking part in the EU mission and representatives from other EU countries will contribute to reaching long term stability in the entire territory of Georgia, to enhancing of confidence and to reducing risks of recurrence of hostilities.

The EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia was endorsed on 15 September. Officially, the Mission starts on 1 October. The EU mission will include over 200 observers from EU Member States.

The EU diplomatic efforts led to the signing of the Six-Point Ceasefire Agreement on 12 August this year. This agreement remains the basis for stabilizing the situation in Georgia.