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Visit to Lithuania

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3 March 2022

On 3 March, Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier travelled to Lithuania. There he met Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nausėda for talks in the capital Vilnius. Together with the Lithuanian President, the Federal President also visited the German contingent in the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group in Rukla, where he talked to the command as well as soldiers.

Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is welcomed by the President of the Republic of Lithuania, Gitanas Nausėda, in Vilnius during his visit to Lithuania

On 3 March, Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier travelled to Lithuania. There he met Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nausėda for talks in the capital Vilnius.

Together with the Lithuanian President, the Federal President also visited the German contingent in the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group in Rukla, where he talked to the command as well as soldiers.

Overview of the programme:

  • Arrival in Vilnius
  • Presidential Palace
    Talks with the Lithuanian President, Gitanas Nausėda, followed by luncheon
  • Transfer to Rukla
  • NATO enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) Battlegroup in Lithuania
    Welcome by the Lithuanian President, Gitanas Nausėda, and joint tour of the site
  • Talks with commanders
  • The Federal President meets with German soldiers
  • Transfer to the airport and return flight to Berlin

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