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On 28 October in Brussels, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Lina Rukštelienė met with NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Šekerinska to discuss key priorities on the transatlantic cooperation and security policy agenda, including the security of Lithuania and NATO’s Eastern Flank, strengthening NATO’s defence and deterrence capabilities, and military support for Ukraine.

During the meeting, the Vice-Minister stressed that a strong transatlantic bond is indispensable to the security of all NATO Allies. To ensure readiness to respond to emerging threats, all NATO Allies must continue to increase investment in defence and strengthen their military capabilities. Lithuania is taking responsibility in this area and demonstrating its concrete commitment to the Alliance’s collective security by allocating 5.38 per cent of GDP to defence.

The NATO Deputy Secretary General thanked Lithuania for being an exemplary Ally, highlighting its strong and consistent commitment to increasing defence spending and its active efforts to keep the threats facing NATO’s Eastern Flank high on the Allies’ agenda.

Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Rukštelienė paid a working visit to Brussels on 28–29 October, where she met with European Union and NATO officials. The meetings focused on defence financing, strengthening the defence of NATO’s Eastern Flank, countering hybrid threats, and other priority security policy issues.