VILNIUS - Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovile Sakaliene is visiting Finland on Thursday to discuss European security issues with Finnish defense officials and meet with defense industry representatives.
Sakaliene is set to meet with Finnish Defense Minister Antti Hakkanen and Jukka Kopra, chairman of the parliamentary Defense Committee, her ministry said in a press release.
Discussions will focus on the upcoming NATO summit, transatlantic relations, European security, military reserve training, crisis management, the security of critical undersea infrastructure, support for Ukraine, and other key topics.
"The minister will familiarize herself with the reserve system of the Finnish Defense Forces: the majority of Finnish men aged between 18 and 60 are active service members, or members of the reserve or the auxiliary reserve," the ministry said.
Each year, the Finnish military trains around 22,000 new military service members, including around 1,000 women, it noted.
Sakaliene said earlier this week that talks with Finnish weapons manufacturers would also cover potential mine purchases.
Her remarks followed Tuesday's announcement by the Lithuanian, Latvian, Estonian and Polish defense ministers of their intention to withdraw from the Ottawa Convention, which bans anti-personnel mines.
The move has yet to be approved by the parliaments of the respective countries.
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