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The Deputy State Secretary, Dimitrijs Trofimovs, and representatives from public authorities responsible for critical infrastructure protection will represent Latvia at the meeting.
Experts will discuss the impact of critical infrastructure on national internal security, and improvements in international cooperation. Among the most important issues to be discussed will be the management of cyber security and the capacity to act in critical situations, and the impact of climate change and natural disasters on critical infrastructure assets. Discussions will take place in working groups during which participants will seek solutions to various threats to critical infrastructure.
Dimitrijs Trofimovs points out that the aim of the meeting is to exchange information, reach a common understanding and adopt best practice from other countries in the field of critical infrastructure protection.
Critical infrastructures consist of those physical and information technology facilities, networks, services and assets which, if disrupted or destroyed, would have a serious impact on the health, safety, security or economic well-being of citizens.
The transatlantic cooperation provides for the exchange of information on the protection of critical infrastructure assets and the coordination of strategic policy issues. These meetings have been held since 2010.
