Lithuania's Foreign Minister Landsbergis: We are grateful to Germany for its historical decision to deploy a brigade and strong partnership in protecting the rules-based international order
Republic of Lithuania - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2023.07.11
11 July 2023, Vilnius
During the NATO summit on 11 July, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Gabrielius Landsbergis met with the German Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock.
"We are grateful to Germany for its historical decision to deploy a brigade and strong partnership in protecting the rules-based international order," Landsbergis said at the meeting.
Lithuanian and German leaders discussed security in the region, the issues of defence and deterrence on NATO's eastern flank, Russia's war against Ukraine and cooperation with the countries of the EU's Eastern Partnership.
The Foreign Ministers advocated for the need to continue and further strengthen the provision of comprehensive support for Ukraine.
Lithuania's Foreign Minister also acquainted his German counterpart with Lithuania's first Indo-Pacific Strategy that was approved on 5 July.
"Our new strategy aims at strengthening the well-being and security of Lithuania and of all our friends in the region. The support of all our partners, including Germany, helped Lithuania to stand up to China's economic coercion," said Landsbergis.
Germany is Lithuania's most important economic partner and one of the leaders in foreign trade (EUR 9.7 billion, + 25 %). In 2022, Germany led the export market for goods of Lithuanian origin (EUR 2.6 billion, + 26 %), the main market for Lithuanian exporters of services (mainly transport) (EUR 2.5 billion, + 33 %). /No. 1).
Germany is the largest investor (EUR 5.6 billion or ~20 % of total FDI in Lithuania).
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