| On 3-4 December the Polish Land Forces Commander, Lieutenant General Edward Pietrzyk, responsible for the Polish Armed Forces operations planning and international missions will be visiting Lithuania. During his visit, the Polish Land Forces Commander will meet with his Lithuanian counterpart, Brigadier General Valdas Tutkus. The Land Forces Commanders of the both countries will focus on participation of Lithuanian and Polish troops in the mission in Iraq, a possibility of conducting joint exercises and the course of the ongoing projects. Lithuania and Poland are strategic partners. The countries maintain military co-operation and upon Poland’s request, Lithuanian military personnel have been deployed to serve in the Polish-controlled sector in Iraq. The visit agenda for the Polish Land Forces Commander will also include a visit to the Motorised Infantry Brigade Iron Wolf, where he will be briefed on the Lithuanian Land Forces. Later in the day Lt Gen Pietrzyk and Brig Gen Tutkus will pay a floral tribute at the RasÞ Cemetery and will visit the Polish Embassy in Vilnius. On Thursday, 4 December the Polish delegation will go to Alytus to visit the joint Lithuanian-Polish Battalion, LITPOLBAT. |