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05VILNIUS1292
2005-12-12 06:31:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Vilnius
Cable title:  

LITHUANIA: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM

Tags:  ASEC LH PTER 
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UNCLAS VILNIUS 001292 

SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT FOR S/CT RHONDA SHORE AND S/CT ED SALAZAR

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ASEC LH PTER
SUBJECT: LITHUANIA: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM

REF: STATE 193439

UNCLAS VILNIUS 001292

SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT FOR S/CT RHONDA SHORE AND S/CT ED SALAZAR

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ASEC LH PTER
SUBJECT: LITHUANIA: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM

REF: STATE 193439


1. General assessment: No acts of international terrorism of
major significance occurred in Lithuania during 2005.
Lithuania is not designated as a state sponsor of terrorism,
and has not otherwise been determined by the Secretary of
State to be subject to the Country Reports on Terrorism.


2. Sanctuary/Haven Assessment: Lithuania is not being used
as a sanctuary or safe haven for terrorists.


3. There are no known terrorist groups operating in
Lithuania.


4. Government of Lithuania international cooperation:
Lithuania is a recent inductee to the European Union (EU),
and therefore benefits from EU anti-terrorism training and
assistance. During 2005, the USG has funded numerous border
security initiatives reinforcing immigration control and the
nonproliferation of materials related to the manufacture of
Weapons of Mass Destruction. Under the auspices of the
Department of State Export Control and Border Security (EXBS)
program, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the
Department of Energy (DOE) provided several training and
assistance programs on border security as well as on
detection and nonproliferation of WMD materials. Training
for Lithuanian officials was conducted in Lithuania,
Kazakhstan, and the United States. EXBS has also trained and
equipped Lithuanian border officials with thermal imaging and
X-ray florescence detection devices. In addition, Lithuania
is one of the USG's closest allies in the Global War on
Terror, with troops on the ground in such hotspots as Iraq
and Afghanistan.


5. Vilnius POC is RSO Daniel Childs, Email:
childsDM@state.gov.
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