Lithuania’s Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Asta Skaisgirytė Liauškienė presented the role of the Border Guard School in professionally training border guards for the protection of the EU’s external border and spreading the good practice in the third countries.

“Every day we guard the EU’s external border that is nearly a thousand kilometres long. Therefore, we are interested in improving the external border control, perfecting on the professional training programmes for border guards and strengthening the cooperation with the third countries. Lithuania supports the initiatives to strengthen the role of Frontex and is ready to participate in this process actively,” the Vice-Minister said.

The European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (Frontex) is a specialized and independent institution of the EU. Frontex coordinates operational cooperation between member states as regards management of external borders, helps member states train their national border guards by developing common training standards, analyses the risks, monitors research relevant to the control and surveillance of external borders, assists member states in circumstances requiring increased technical and operational assistance at external borders. Lithuania is a member of the agency.

The Border Guard School in Medininkai belongs to the network of Frontex Training Units. The school ensures training of personnel in compliance with the strict requirements for the control and surveillance of the EU’s external borders.

The ambassadors also visited the memorial and the museum at Medininkai road post. The exposition of the museum is dedicated to the tragedy that happened at Medininkai road post on 31 July 1991.