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| | Security and defence in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania |
 | | In December 1996 the Lithuanian Defence Minister, together with his colleagues from Estonia and Latvia, as well as representatives of NATO and/or EU member states in the region and of France, the United Kingdom and the United States, launched the process that was to lead to the formation of the Baltic naval squadron, BALTRON. |
 | | He is advised on national defence matters by the National Defence Council, composed of the President of the Parliament, the Prime Minister, the Commander of the Defence Forces, the Defence Minister, the Interior Minister, the Foreign Affairs Minister and the Chairman of the Parliamentary National Defence Committee. |
 | | Defence policy is developed in conformity with the objectives of national foreign and security policy: 1) increasing the self-defence potential and capabilities of the state; 2) preparing the National Armed Forces (NAF) for compatibility with, and participation in, NATO. |
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