The Georgian President is coming in Lithuania on an official visit – one of the first foreign visits of the newly elected President.
The state leaders will discuss the strengthening of bilateral relations, Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic integration, the progress achieved in strategic reforms necessary for national development, and the situation in the Russian-occupied territories of Georgia.
Lithuania and Georgia are among the countries in the direct line of hybrid threats, therefore, considerable attention will be devoted to boosting response to those threats.
On March 8, at 9 a.m., the two Presidents will visit the National Cyber Security Center where the Defense Ministers of Lithuania and Georgia will sign a declaration of intent on cooperation in cyber security.
Lithuania, which annually faces over 50 thousand cyber attacks in the most sensitive public sectors, took decisive action in successfully merging public and private efforts in cyber security, amending the necessary legislation and is considered as one of the most secure countries in cyber terms.
Lithuania leads the EU’s PESCO project aimed at establishing cyber rapid response teams and cooperates with the US on setting up a cyber security center in Kaunas.
The President of Georgia will also meet with other Lithuanian top ranking officials, pay a tribute to the fallen Lithuanian freedom fighters in the Cemetery of Antakalnis and visit the House of Signatories were the original copy of the Independence Act of 16 February 1918 is displayed.
