At the beginning of the meeting, Minister Irakli Alasania stressed significance of Lithuania`s support in implementation of the Substantial Package granted to Georgia at the NATO Summit in Wales. Georgian Defence Minister highlighted that Georgia achieved greater level of NATO interoperability. Hence, NATO called Georgia to export defence reforms.

Georgian Minister of Defence also overviewed the main achievements through defence transformation process. He focused on joining the NATO BI program, institutionalization of reforms in the armed forces, transition to pay by rank system, de-politicisation of armed forces, improvement of social conditions for each soldier and infrastructure developments.

The sides discussed bilateral cooperation issues in defence sphere and defined future plans. The sides stressed on deepening relations in the field of education and reserve system. Regional security issues were outlined at the meeting as well. Irakli Alasania delivered information to his Lithuanian counterpart on Georgian military contingents' participation in NATO and EU led international missions in Afghanistan and CAR.
Minister Irakli Alasania expressed gratitude to his Lithuanian counterpart for the support of Georgia's aspirations towards European and Euro-Atlantic integration. He emphasized importance of sending Lithuanian monitors in EUMM and supporting NATO Trust Fund project "Georgia IV" as a lead nation.

First Deputy Chief of the General Staff of GAF, Brigadier General Vladimer Chachibaia, Deputy Minister of Defence Mikheil Darchiashvili, Lithuanian delegation members and other leading officials of the Mod attended the meeting.

Following the meeting, Lithuanian and Georgian ministers of defence made comments for the media representatives.