NSGK will think about the Authorities’s conclusion concerning Pociūnai and Alytus airfields

“We’ll take heed to the Authorities’s conclusion, what are the choices concerning one and the opposite airfield, what does this imply, what standards had been utilized that one is essential and the opposite is unimportant,” committee chairman Laurynas Kasčiūnas advised BNS.

“We’ll solely pay attention, we won’t make any choices,” he added.

In accordance with the Ministry of Nationwide Protection, the Pociūnai airfield, positioned in a strategic location – close to the Suwalki hall, is already utilized by the military to coach paratroopers.

The Ministry of Transport proposed to the Authorities to not approve the inclusion of each airfields within the listing, as they’re appropriate just for small and sport aviation, and their location shouldn’t be appropriate for allied forces or protection operations. As well as, in accordance with the ministry, their infrastructure shouldn’t be wanted for state mobilization duties.

The Seimas will make the ultimate determination concerning the inclusion of Pociūnai and Alytus airfields within the listing.

After submission in September 2023, the Seimas accepted the proposal to return Pociūnai and Alytus airfields to the listing of amenities and property essential to nationwide safety, from which they had been eliminated in 2018. In accordance with the initiators of the challenge, the significance of those objects elevated considerably in the course of the warfare close to the borders of Lithuania.