The Lithuanian President and the NATO chief will visit the Air Space Control Centre in Karmėlava where the joint Baltic Command and Reporting Centre is stationed. Its main function is to carry out air defense operations, including command and control over the fighter jets participating in the Baltic air policing mission.
The President and the NATO Secretary General will discuss regional security and defence issues, and the situation in Ukraine. Among the other topics on the meeting's agenda is the implementation of the collective defence measures endorsed at the NATO Summit in Wales.
President Dalia Grybauskaitė and the NATO Secretary General will also meet with Lithuanian and allied military personnel.
The former Prime Minister of Norway, Jens Stoltenberg, succeeded in this post Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
Information for the Media
Advance registration is required for media representatives. You are invited to register before November 20, 11:00 hours, by e-mai: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., tel. 706 64 018 or 706 64 138. Please indicate your full name, personal number, media, and contact phone number.
On the day of the visit, Friday, November 21, please arrive at the Air Space Control Centre checkpoint (Pašlapių str. 7, Karmėlava, Kaunas District) before 11:00 hours. You must have your ID and a valid press card. Foreign journalists are additionally requested to have accreditations from the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs or Ministry of Defence.
