Decision on permanent troop deployment to Lithuania 'up to NATO' - Germany

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius visits NATO enhanced Forward Presence battle group of German troops during the Griffin Lightning military exercise in Pabrade, Lithuania March 7,2023. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins

BERLIN (Reuters) - A decision on a permanent deployment of a German brigade to Lithuania will be "up to NATO", German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said Tuesday in response to calls by Vilnius for a larger NATO presence in the country.

"This not down to who wants what - or who wants to provide what - but rather up to NATO," Pistorius told reporters as he visited the Pabrade training ground in Lithuania.