The parties discussed the situation on the state border of Ukraine, challenges and threats in the field of border security and the urgent needs of the State Border Guard Service.

Recently, on the initiative and with the participation of the co-head of the group on interparliamentary relations with the Republic of Lithuania, MP Ihor Huz, the First Deputy Head of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, Major General Volodymyr Nikiforenko, met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Lithuania to Ukraine Valdemaras Sarapinas and Chairman of the National Security and Defense Committee of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania Laurynas Kasciunas.

Representatives of the Republic of Lithuania emphasized the importance of studying the best practices of the Ukrainian Border Guard Service in combating russian aggression. They assured of their readiness to strengthen cooperation, introduce new initiatives and joint projects.

Laurynas Kasciunas said: "We are proud of the bravery of Ukrainian border guards who heroically defend Ukraine and all of us."

Volodymyr Nikiforenko expressed his gratitude to the partners for their consistent support of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine in defending the territorial integrity of Ukraine and the institutional development of the border guard agency.