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Lithuanian-Polish Peace Force Battalion, Lithuania
December 1st, 2007 / / Links: Google Earth, Google Maps, Yahoo! Maps, Virtual Earth / Nearest placesLithuanian-Polish Peace Force Battalion or LITPOLBAT (Polish: Litewsko-Polski Batalion Sił Pokojowych) is a Lithuanian-Polish peacekeeping battalion, formed in late 1990s as one of the examples of military cooperation between Lithuania and Poland, now both part of NATO. Soldiers of the battalion serve in various peacekeeping missions of United Nations, NATO and OSCE.
Polish-Lithuanian foreign relations were established in 1991. Foundation of the military cooperation lies in an agreement signed on June 15, 1993 in Vilnius between the Ministry of National Defense of Republic of Poland and the Ministry of National Protection of the Lithuanian Republic concerning the establishment of mutual military cooperation. Since it was signed, various joint training exercises have taken place at the squad and platoon level between Polish and Lithuanian military. Poland has also assisted Lithuanian military by donating equipment worth over one million US dollars and assisting with training.











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