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The US administration has been lobbying its allies in recent years to prevent Chinese telecoms giant Huawei from participating in the development of 5G networks.
L. Linkevičius spokeswoman Rasa Jakilaitienė told BNS that the agreement would not mention specific states or companies.
The United States has previously signed similar declarations with other Baltic countries and Poland. They agreed to assess whether technology providers are not controlled by foreign governments, where there is no independent judicial oversight.
In an interview with BNS in February this year, the US Ambassador to Lithuania, Robert Gilchrist, said that the United States hopes that Lithuania will address 5G security and assess the threats posed by China when implementing the technology.
Huawei, for its part, says it cares about cyber security and complies with international regulations in this area, and no government agency or outside organization owns Huawei’s shares or controls the company in any way.
During the meeting with M. Pompeo, L. Linkevičius will also discuss bilateral relations and the situation in Belarus.
During the visit, the Lithuanian minister will also meet with President Donald Trump’s adviser on national security issues, Robert O’Brien, and with the chairman of the United States Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, James E. Risch.
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