Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite (R) talks with a soldier during a media day training of allied military exercise Iron sword 2016 near Pabrade, Lithuania, on Dec. 2, 2016. Grybauskaite said on Friday the allied military exercise in Lithuania Iron Sword 2016 sent "a very clear message" about NATO's unity, amid country's efforts to step up its defense capabilities. On Friday, Grybauskaite observed the final operations of Iron Sword 2016, one of the largest military trainings in the Baltic states attended by around 4,000 troops from 11 NATO allies. (Xinhua/Alfredas Pliadis)
