EU and US express willingness to continue the UN GGE format
During the Fifth EU-US Cyber Dialogue in Brussels, the EU and the US endorsed the progress of the UN Group of Governmental Experts (UN GGE) made in 2013 and 2015, and expressed willingness to continue this format for discussing the applicability of existing international law to cyberspace. Participants also shared experiences from developing their respective cyber strategies and policies, and marked the progress made to enhance cyber capacities for countering malicious cyber activities on the global level. In addition, the EU and the US committed to providing assistance for capacity building, particularly through the Global Forum for Cyber Expertise.
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