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It will oversee international cooperation and cybersecurity issues, the Ministry of National Defense (MoD) said.
“In the areas of international cooperation in defense and cyber security, the new government has a very ambitious program of activities, so after evaluating the experience of M. Abukevičius at the Ministry of National Defense, I invited him to join the team. political, “Minister Arvydas Anušauskas said in the report.
According to the Ministry, M. Abukevičius has accumulated 17 years of work experience in matters of security and defense, cybersecurity and European Union policies.
Until now, M. Abukevičius has held the position of Senior Advisor of the Information Technology and Cyber Security Policy Group of the Ministry of National Defense, has supervised international cooperation projects in the field of cyber security and bilateral cooperation initiatives with The USA.
M. Abukevičius previously worked as Defense Advisor and Cyber Attaché at the Lithuanian Permanent Representation to the EU, where, according to the ministry, he actively contributed to shaping Lithuania’s position on EU security and defense and cybersecurity issues. .
According to the Ministry of National Defense, it also participated in the negotiations on the establishment of the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) and the European Defense Fund, as well as in the development of EU legislation in the field of cybersecurity. He was also one of the initiators and creators of the Lithuanian-led Cyber Rapid Response Force project.
M. Abukevičius has been with the Ministry since 2004.
From 2004 to 2014, he held positions related to EU security and defense policy and the coordination of EU affairs, working in the EU Council Presidency team.
M. Abukevičius graduated from the Institute of International Relations and Political Science of Vilnius University with a master’s and a bachelor’s degree, studied in Berlin and Geneva.
Three deputy ministers are expected to work in the team of Minister of National Defense A. Anušauskas. The rest of the Minister’s team will begin work once the inspection procedures have been completed.
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