"The main value is our culture, our civilization, our identity and this is what we actually defend. All the rest - power plants, roads, ports - we can have in the empire too," the minister said during a conference held in the president's office on Friday.
According to Minister Birutis, the recent discussions mostly focus on the "hard" aspect of the national defence strengthening, i.e. military equipment purchase, increase of troops, however, the aspect of promoting citizens' awareness, confidence in the state and self-confidence has been forgotten.