Formed 1990 Employees 14,995 Annual budget 148.3 million EUR | Phone +370 5 273 5673 | |
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Minister responsible Raimundas Karoblis, Minister of National Defence Deputy Ministers responsible Antanas Valys, Vice-Minister of National DefenceMarijus Velička, Vice-Minister of National DefenceRamūnas Usonis, Vice-Minister of National Defence Ministry executives Jonas Vytautas Žukas, Chief of Defence of the Republic of LithuaniaVilmantas Tamošaitis, Chief of the Joint Staff Hours Open today · 8AM–12PM, 12:45–5PMMonday8AM–12PM, 12:45–5PMTuesday8AM–12PM, 12:45–5PMWednesday8AM–12PM, 12:45–5PMThursday8AM–12PM, 12:45–5PMFriday8AM–12PM, 12:45–3:45PMSaturdayClosedSundayClosed Similar 15 Minuciu, Lietuvos rytas, Švietimo ir mokslo ministerija, Lietuvos Respubli Vidaus re, Avarija Profiles | ||
The Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Respublikos krašto apsaugos ministerija) was established in 1990. Its mission, according to its website, consists of: "Implementation of joint policy with NATO, cooperation with foreign countries in defence sector, representation of Lithuania by coordination of international humanitarian law, management of national defence and security financial resources, army provision with armament, equipment and other resources, implementation of personnel management policy, preparation of military reserve, administration of compulsory military draft, preparation of society for civil resistance, planning national mobilisation."
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Ministry of National Defence (Lithuania) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA