Lithuania and Germany signed an intergovernmental agreement on the permanent deployment of German soldiers on the territory of Lithuania.

The Lithuanian Ministry of Defense reported on this on Friday, September 13.

The agreement in Berlin was signed by the Lithuanian Minister of National Defense Laurinas Kasciunas and the German Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius. However, it now needs to be ratified by the parliaments of both countries.

The defense cooperation agreement between the two countries regulates the legal status of German military forces, civilian employees and their families in Lithuania, as well as the provision of civilian services such as health care, transportation and education for the children of military personnel.

The document establishes the procedure for the use of certain military territories, the procedure for the arrival and departure of the German armed forces and their movement in the Republic of Lithuania.

It also lays down the rules for the distribution of jurisdiction, security measures and the possibility of establishing educational institutions for the German armed forces in Lithuania. As well as the possibility of German soldiers and civil servants receiving medical services, etc.

The intergovernmental agreement provides for the possibility for German soldiers to set up military warehouses and canteens, a military post office, a radio station, driving schools and military medical facilities.

It is noted that the military facilities delivered to the German brigade will be used only with the consent of the Republic of Lithuania, in accordance with the sovereignty of the country and the requirements of legal acts.

Last December, Lithuania and Germany signed an action plan that remains the main focus of this project.