Minister of Defence of the Republic of Lithuania Juozas Olekas has paid a two day official visit to Georgia, reports GHN based on the Ministry of Defense.
Minister of Defence of Georgia hosts his Lithuanian counterpart. An official welcoming ceremony was held in the Ministry of Defence. The Mod military brass band performed Lithuanian and Georgian state anthems. After a welcoming ceremony, the ministers will hold a meeting. First Deputy Chief of the GS of the GAF, Brigadier General Vladimer Chachibaia, Deputy Defence Minister Mikheil Darchiashvili, Lithuanian delegation members and other officials will attend the meeting. Later on, Ministers Irakli Alasania and Juozas Olekas will make official statements. Meetings are also planned with Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Minister of Foreign Affairs Maia Panjikidze. Tomorrow Defence Minister of Lithuania will visit President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili and Chairman of Parliament Davit Usupashvili. The Lithuanian Defence Ministry representatives will lay a wreath on the Heroes' Memorial at the Heroes Square. Under an official visit in Georgia, Minister Juozas Olekas will also arrive at Gori Military Hospital and Davit Agmashenebeli National Defence Academy. The visit of the Defence Minister of the Republic of Lithuania will be over tomorrow.