The online security consultations, co-hosted by Polish President Andrzej Duda, aim to provide an opportunity to work out a common position for an upcoming NATO summit, Paweł Soloch, head of the Polish leader’s National Security Bureau (BBN), told reporters ahead of the event.
The virtual gathering is expected to bring together presidents from nations referred to as the Bucharest Nine (B9) group: Poland, Romania, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Estonia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, and Slovakia.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is also expected to take part in the event remotely.
The Polish foreign ministry has said that the Bucharest Nine is a Polish-Romanian initiative launched in 2015 that aims to help exchange views and coordinate positions on the security of NATO’s eastern-flank countries.
Poland’s Duda on Monday morning held bilateral talks with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis during a visit to Bucharest.
Polish President Andrzej Duda (right) and his Romanian counterpart Klaus Iohannis (left) meet in Bucharest on Monday. Photo: PAP/Jakub Borowski
On Tuesday, the Polish president is scheduled to meet with soldiers taking part in NATO military exercises in eastern Romania.
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Source: PAP, IAR