Closer defence cooperation between Lithuania and Japan agreed on in Tokyo
Republic of Lithuania - Ministry of National Defence
2023-10-19
Cyber security | International cooperation
The Lithuanian-Japanese defence cooperation is taking shape in practical terms. On visit in Tokyo on October 19, Vice Minister of National Defence Greta Monika Tučkutė met with Vice Minister for International Affairs and signed a Memorandum on Defense Cooperation/Exchanges. According to Lithuanian Vic Minister, the document is an important political signal and a clear guidance for further work.
"Lithuania's cooperation with Japan has been elevated to a new quality, a strategic partnership, with cyber security among key areas. We have invited Japan to partner on Kaunas-based Regional Cyber Defence Centre activities and to step up cooperation in the area of exercises. We see plenty of shared interests in cyber, as well as opportunities to learn from each other," said G. M. Tučkutė.
The countries agreed on regular political and expert consultations, experience and expertise exchange on cybersecurity, hybrid threat countermeasures, defence technology and other areas of defence cooperation.
Another highlight of the meeting in Tokyo was assistance to Ukraine: Vice Minister briefed the Japanese colleagues on the demining coalition Lithuania was organizing for Ukraine.
"We aim to have as wide a circle of countries to join in with support to Ukraine as we can," noted G. M. Tučkutė.
During the visit in Tokyo Vice Minister G. M. Tučkutė will also meet with Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Masataka Okano, Deputy National Security Adviser Keiichi Ichikawa, as well as the leadership of the Acquisition Technology and Logistics Agency and the National Center of Incident Readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity to discuss the increasing Lithuania-Japanese defence cooperation.
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