Minister of defence says universal service impossible if defence spending stops at 2 pct

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2017 m. november 22 d. 15:37
Raimundas Karoblis
Foto: DELFI / Karolina Pansevič

Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis says that universal military conscription in Lithuania is only possible if the country spends more than 2 percent of its GDP on defense.

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