Identifier
Created
Classification
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08VILNIUS376
2008-05-19 13:36:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Vilnius
Cable title:
LITHUANIA AWARE AND PARTICIPATING IN GLOBAL
how-toVZCZCXYZ0019 RR RUEHWEB DE RUEHVL #0376 1401336 ZNR UUUUU ZZH R 191336Z MAY 08 ZDK FM AMEMBASSY VILNIUS TO SECSTATE WASHDC 2312
UNCLAS VILNIUS 000376
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP LH
HT8
SUBJECT: LITHUANIA AWARE AND PARTICIPATING IN GLOBAL
MARITIME PARTNERSHIPS (GMPS)
REF: SECSTATE 50488
On May 16 we met with Juozas Darulis and Livita Kretkovskiene
of the Ministry of Transport's Water Transport Department to
discuss reftel. They thanked us for the reftel information
and said they would need to discuss GMP ideas with their
neighbors. Admiral Macijauskas, the Commander of the
Lithuanian Navy, attended the International Seapower
Symposium (ISS) in October 2007, where U.S. maritime
strategy, including GMPs, was discussed. The Admiral told
Post's Naval Attach that GMPs are good in concept but he
would prefer more concrete proposals. Examples of GMPs in
which the Lithuanian navy presently participates include NATO
and BALTRON.
CLOUD