Lithuania’s Defence Minister Arvydas Anušauskas welcomed the plans of German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall for a production facility in his country. The plans would mean “the creation of jobs as well as investments in our economy, most of which will be accompanied by the involvement of other companies,” he said in a Facebook post on Thursday evening. “I am pleased about the joint participation of the Lithuanian authorities in this important defence project,” he added. Rheinmetall previously confirmed plans to build an artillery production plant in Lithuania in 2023 at its annual press conferen…