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the community . As president of the

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secretary Stoltenberg

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there . Do you know what

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the great pleasure to be in the

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wilderness . It's always great to be

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here but especially today to be here

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together with the President of the

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european Commission from the Lion . So

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we have just finished a very important

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meeting where we have discussed the

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security challenges on the trainers

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border and across the wider region .

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The lukashenko regime is exploiting

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vulnerable people to put pressure on

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neighboring countries . This is

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inhumane and it is cynical . No ,

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NATO ally stands alone . All allies

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have expressed solidarity with

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Lithuania and we have provided

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practical help . NATO recently

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deployed a team of experts to

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Lithuania to share information ,

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analysis and experience in countering

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hybrid threats . We are also in contact

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with partner countries that maybe used

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for transit and I welcome their efforts .

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This crisis affects both NATO and the

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european union . Lithuania is a member

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of both organizations . So it is

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important for President from the Lion

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and me to be here together today ,

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NATO and the EU work together on a

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range of security issues , including on

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countering hybrid threats . And today

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we discussed how we could step up our

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joint work between NATO and the

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european union , including through a

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new joint declaration because we are

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stronger and safer when we work

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together . We also discussed Russia's

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unexplained and unjustified military

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build up near Ukraine . We call on

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Russia to be transparent , reduce

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tensions and to deescalate

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NATO remains vigilant . We stand ready

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to defend all allies and we will

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continue to provide our partner Ukraine

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with political and practical support ,

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NATO Foreign ministers will meet in

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riga on Tuesday . They will assess the

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security situation including with their

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Ukrainian and Georgian counterparts .

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Our support to partners is not a threat

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to Russia and it helps them defend

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themselves against aggression . NATO's

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dual track approach to Russia . The

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defense and dialogue remains unchanged .

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The Alliance proposed to hold another

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meeting of the NATO Russia council over

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18 months ago . That proposal still

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stands . The ball is in Russia's court .

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At the same time , NATO continues to

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deliver strong deterrence and defense .

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Our battle group in Lithuania and the

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others in Estonia , Latvia and Poland

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helped to deter any aggression . So

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president and Prime Minister thank you

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again for retraining us valuable

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contribution to our shared security and

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President from the Lion . Um It is

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really a pleasure to be together with

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you here and I look forward to continue

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to strengthen the cooperation between

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NATO and the european union . Thanks