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President Gitanas Nauseda met with King Philippe of Belgium who arrived on a state visit to Lithuania. The President of Lithuania and the King of Belgium discussed bilateral relations as well as military economic scientific and cultural cooperation between the two countries.Gitanas Nauseda pointed out that Lithuania and Belgium will be celebrating 100 years of relations later this year but their cultural diplomatic and economic ties go much deeper than that. The President underlined that this royal visit joined by Belgian businesses and higher education delegations will pave the way for exploring new opportunities for cooperation.The President and the King of Belgium discussed the security situation in Europe and the neighborhood as well as defense cooperation. Gitanas Nauseda thanked Belgium for strengthening the security of Lithuania and the eastern flank of NATO. Belgium was the first country to assign its air force to the Baltic air policing mission. Since 2017 its troops have been deployed to NATOs forward presence battlegroup. As members of the EU and NATO we are working together to tackle the great challenges of the 21st century. Together our countries strongly condemn Russias military aggression and do not recognize the illegal annexation of Ukrainian regions. Our shared goal today is to assist Ukraine the President said.Gitanas Nausda emphasized that Lithuania was interested in strengthening cooperation in life sciences financial technologies laser industries cyber security and other high-tech sectors. According to the President Lithuania and Belgium have excellent prospects to work together towards green transformation by developing sustainable energy solutions such as onshore and offshore wind farms and hydrogen technologies.
