"Turkey was invited to participate in the air-policing mission after 2014 and our invitation received a very positive response," Juknevičienė told journalists after a meeting with Turkey's Defense Minister Ismet Yilmaz in Vilnius on Thursday.
Allies have been guarding the Baltic skies since the three countries joined NATO in 2004, as the Balts do not have sufficient capacities to ensure air defense. NATO recently decided that the mission would be extended after 2014, with the nearest revision scheduled for 2018.
German aviators and jets are currently serving in the mission based in Lithuania.
