The Lithuanian government is seeking a law to ban those working with classified information from travelling to Russia, Belarus, and China.
The cabinet on Wednesday approved respective amendments to the Law on State and Service Secrets. The bill will now be considered by the Seimas.
“The bill aims to protect employees of state institutions who have been granted permission to work or have access to classified information from hostile activities of foreign services towards them,” the Defence Ministry, which drafted the bill, told BNS.
According to the ministry, this decision was the result of intelligence warnings about attempts to recruit Lithuanians who could have access to classified information.
The ministry estimates that around 56,000 people would be affected by the restriction.
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