"The United States of America independently takes decisions on the number and movement of its military personnel in Europe," the ministry told BNS when asked to comment on Washington's plans to withdraw thousands of American troops stationed in Germany.
"The movement of troops is constantly taking place in Europe; therefore, Lithuania has no reason to think that the announced reduction of the number of military personnel in Germany means a decreasing US commitment to European security," it said.
"We also hope that not all of the military personnel relocated from Germany will leave Europe," the ministry said, adding that "there have been no bilateral consultations with the Pentagon's representatives on these issues."
"Lithuania remains confident about a continuation of US commitments to European security and of the strong transatlantic connection," according to the comment.
"We highly value military cooperation with the United States, joint exercises, joint participation in operations and missions, and our friendship with the Pennsylvania National Guard," the ministry said.
A US battalion that was deployed to Lithuania in October 2019 and left the country on May 29 gave "a very positive assessment of the existing infrastructure and the support provided by Lithuania as the host nation", it said.
The Wall Street Journal reported last Friday that US President Donald Trump had ordered the Pentagon to cut the number of military personnel in Germany by 9,500, from the current 34,500.