Lithuanian and Romanian National Three Seas Initiative Coordinators meet in Vilnius
On 27 April, the Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Jovita Neliupšienė met with the Head of the Romanian Prime Minister’s Chancellery, National Coordinator of the Three Seas Initiative (3SI) Mircea Abrudean. At the meeting, the representative of Romania presented the 3SI vision and priorities and informed about preparations for the Summit and Business Forum, which will take place in Bucharest on 6-7 September.
Neliupšienė emphasized that Lithuania saw the 3SI as a valuable format for strengthening cooperation among the participating countries, increasing the connectivity of energy, transport and digital infrastructure, economic security and strategic resilience of the region.
“We welcome the results of last year’s Riga Summit and Business Forum, particularly including Ukraine in this format. We should use the Three Seas Initiative’s cooperation platform to support Ukraine’s restoration and involve Ukraine in implementing regional infrastructure projects under the Three Seas Initiative to boost connectivity between the European Union and Ukraine,” Neliupšienė said.
Both sides agreed to cooperate closely in further developing the 3SI and in the run-up to the Bucharest Summit and Business Forum.