Belgium and the United States have long worked together in the fight against cross-border organised crime, drug trafficking, and terrorism, which both countries have decided to pursue.
Last week, the US Attorney General Merrick Garland met with Belgium's Federal Justice Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne (Open VLD) in he American capital of Washington DC.
During the meeting, Van Quickenborne advocated for better information exchange between the transatlantic divide to "further disrupt transnational organised crime and drug trafficking."
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He added that this would "deny violent criminals a safe haven" and subsequently invited American authorities to participate in the anti-narcotics coalition consultations in Antwerp in April.
The Belgian minister also discussed collaboration in the investigation and prosecution of Russian war crimes in Ukraine with Garland before holding separate meetings with FBI director Christopher Wray and DEA administrator Anne Milgram on Thursday.
