Baku-APA. The United States and Belgium have expanded their cooperation in nuclear security in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Brussels, White House Director for Strategic Communications Myles Caggins told Sputnik, APA reports quoting sputniknews.
On March 22, two suicide bomb blasts hit the Brussels international airport and another explosion shook the Maelbeek metro station killing 35 people and injuring more than 300. The Daesh terror group took responsibility for the attacks.
"The president has extended offers of support and cooperation with Belgium, and Belgium has responded affirmatively and we’re stepping up our intelligence sharing," Caggins said on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, DC on Friday.
Caggins noted that US experts in nuclear security have continued routine meetings with experts from Belgium "to share best practices for the security of nuclear material, radiological material and best practices in security of actual facilities."
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