Lithuania Considers Sending Minesweeping Resources to Strait of Hormuz
Potential Lithuanian Contribution to Strait of Hormuz Security
Statements from Lithuanian Defence Officials
VILNIUS, May 12 (Reuters) - Lithuania could contribute minesweeping capabilities and resources for the headquarters of a potential mission to protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, the Baltic country's Chief of Defence General Raimundas Vaiksnoras said on Tuesday.
Focus on Minesweeping and Headquarters Support
"We are mostly focusing on sending minesweeping capabilities and headquarter capabilities. Planning is ongoing, we want to be responsive to what is needed," Vaiksnoras told a press conference in Vilnius.
State Defence Council Proposal
Parliamentary Recommendation
On Monday, Lithuania's State Defence Council, which is chaired by the president, said in a proposal to parliament that the country should send up to 40 soldiers and personnel to aid the United States in the Strait of Hormuz.
International Context
British Naval Deployment
Preparation for Multinational Effort
On Saturday, Britain said it was deploying a warship to the Middle East in preparation for a potential multinational effort to protect shipping in the strait once conditions allow.
(Reporting by Andrius Sytas, editing by Anna Ringstrom and Terje Solsvik)
