Declaration signed on cooperation in cyber security between Georgia and Lithuania
Minister of Defence of Georgia Levan Izoria and Minister of National Defence of Lithuania Raimundas Karoblis signing a declaration of intent on cooperation in the field of cyber security. Photo: Official Facebook Page of Salome Zurabishvili
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Minister of Defence of Georgia Levan Izoria and Minister of National Defence of Lithuania Raimundas Karoblis signed a declaration of intent on cooperation in the field of cyber-security today.
The declaration aims to boost cooperation between the two countries in cyber-security.
It is necessary to strengthen our national efforts, deepen our relations with international partners, learn from their experience, and conduct joint trainings in this field”, Izoria stayed.
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— Salome Zourabichvili (@Zourabichvili_S) March 8, 2019
Georgia wants to reach these goals in close cooperation with the National Cyber Security Centre of Lithuania in order for Georgia’s critical infrastructure to be maximally protected from cyber-attacks”, added Georgian Minister Izoria.
Salome Zurabishvili and Dalia Grybauskaitė visited the National Cyber Security Centre in Vilnius today.
Following the signing ceremony, President Zurabishvili visited the National Museum of Lithuania where the exhibition Declaration of the Council of Lithuanian Freedom Fight Movement of February 16, 1949 and Its Signatories is staged.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili says that Lithuania is a good example for Georgia on how to join NATO and the EU.
The visit aims to advance Georgia-Lithuania bilateral relations, strengthen support for Georgia’s European and Euro-Atlantic integration process, and mobilise Georgia’s partners to achieve this goal, the president’s administration says.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili, who is visiting Germany on February 20-21, has met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and spoke about the situation in the occupied territories of Georgia, Russia’s policy towards Georgia and the country’s challenges.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili met with the Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis in Vilnius today. At the meeting they spoke of their countries’ trade and economic cooperation, bilateral sectoral ties, and cultural relations.
Georgia has been ranked ninth in Europe in the Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) 2018, which is a composite index produced, analysed and published by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to measure the commitment of its 194 member states to cybersecurity in order to raise cybersecurity awareness.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has told Latvian President Raimonds Vejonis in Riga that Georgia needs the support of partner states to convince Russia and remind the country that Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic course is irreversible.
A global organized cybercrime network that used malware GozNym to infect computers and steal 100 million USD from more than 41,000 institutions has been taken down - Georgia helped in the process.