Vilnius-Earlier this year, Nuctech's Polish subsidiary was eliminated from a tender for baggage scanners at Lithuanian airports due to national security issues and has been approved to install X-ray machines at the Kona border crossing on the Belarusian border.

The Lithuanian government's special government committee responsible for reviewing transactions important to national security issued a positive conclusion on the transaction between the Lithuanian customs department and Nuctech Warsaw on Thursday. Kestutis Kancinskas, an adviser to the Prime Minister of Lithuania, confirmed to the state radio station LRT on Thursday. at this point. .

"Considering what is happening at the Belarusian border, the illegal immigration crisis and the fact that smuggling has doubled, and the fact that our customs officers need to manually check this in order to complete this work more efficiently, this is how we did it. The main reason for the decision. This is not the best decision, but it is what our customs officials need most," Lansingskas told BNS.

In his words, the deal was supported by "a large number of conditions and prerequisites" in terms of deadlines, software, Internet connections, and many other aspects.

Nuctech spokesperson Vytautas Vitkauskas said that the equipment may be installed in the middle of next year.

Prime Minister Ingrid Simonet said last week that the Kona border crossing with Belarus needs to be equipped with X-ray machines as soon as possible. 

In February, the government committee decided that a deal with Nuctech’s planned airport scanner was not in national security interests. 

Nuctech subsequently dismissed concerns about national security, stating that its equipment was produced in the Polish capital "in accordance with the most stringent applicable EU and national performance and safety standards."

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