An official website of the United States Government 
Here's how you know

Official websites use .gov

A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS

A lock ( lock ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

You have accessed part of a historical collection on defense.gov. Some of the information contained within may be outdated and links may not function. Please contact the DOD Webmaster with any questions.
Release
Immediate Release

Readout of Secretary Carter's Meeting with Lithuanian Minister of Defense Juozas Olekas

Nov. 18, 2015

Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook provided the following readout:

 

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter met yesterday with Lithuanian Minister of Defense Juozas Olekas at the Pentagon. They last met in June at U.S.-Baltic collaboration meetings in Estonia.

 

Secretary Carter thanked Minister Olekas for Lithuania's continued support of NATO's Resolute Support mission, and for Lithuania's stated intent to increase defense spending to two percent by 2018.

 

Secretary Carter and Minister Olekas discussed the U.S.-Lithuanian defense relationship, and the United States' ironclad commitment to Lithuania's security through both bilateral and NATO efforts in the Baltic region, including European Reassurance Initiative investments in equipment procurement and command and control upgrades for Lithuania.