(L-R) Foreign Affairs Ministers from the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, Finland and Albania, alongside the UK's Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for European Affairs, gathered for discussions.;
Credit: MAEE
Luxembourg’s Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Jean Asselborn, participated in the annual NATO cyber defence conference, which took place on Thursday 9 November 2023 in Berlin.
The minister took part in the panel dedicated to the synergy of political, technical and military efforts to strengthen the cyber domain’s contribution to NATO's overall defence and deterrence posture, according to Luxembourg’s Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs.
In his speech, Minister Asselborn highlighted three key elements to improve the resilience of the Alliance in the face of the challenges posed by a rapidly evolving cyber environment, namely equipping the Alliance with rapid and robust response mechanisms, training qualified people in the cyber domain and sharing information and best practices between Member States.
Minister Asselborn cited the Luxembourg House of Cybersecurity (LHC) as an example of cooperation between the public and private sectors. “The public and private sectors are equally affected by cyber threats and form a global ecosystem,” he noted.
During his trip to Berlin, Minister Asselborn also had an informal meeting with the President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
