
Lithuania is ready to fully cover the costs of the permanent deployment of American troops in the republic and seeks to conclude an appropriate agreement, said Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius.
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Lithuania is discussing security issues and the permanent presence of US forces in the region.
Lithuania is ready to pay for the permanent deployment of US troops in the republic and is committed to such an agreement. This was stated by the Prime Minister of the country neighboring Russia, Mindaugas Sinkevičius, Sputnik reports.
“We will certainly support it if they are ready. In fact, we are striving for this. (...) We would like to station American troops on a permanent basis, and we are ready to cover the costs,” the politician said.
He added that he also raised this issue at a meeting with US Presidential Special Envoy John Cole in September.

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