The talks in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius will focus on ways of dealing with an aggressive Russia as well as ongoing tensions in Belarus and Ukraine's aspirations to become a part of NATO and the European Union, public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported, citing the Ukrainian foreign ministry.
The three top diplomats, Poland’s Zbigniew Rau, Lithuania's Gabrielius Landsbergis and Ukraine's Dmytro Kuleba, are also expected to discuss efforts to deal with the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.
On Wednesday, the Polish foreign minister is due to attend a ceremony in which officials will sign documents agreed as part of the trilateral engagement.
The three-way initiative, known as the Lublin Triangle, aims to enhance the three countries' political, economic and social ties while also helping Ukraine regain its territorial integrity and bring that country closer to the European Union and NATO.
Last summer, Poland’s then-Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz hosted Lithuania’s Linas Linkevičius and Ukraine’s Kuleba for a meeting in the eastern Polish city of Lublin, during which they together visited a multinational military unit stationed in the area.
The joint Lithuanian-Polish-Ukrainian brigade, more than 4,000-strong and known as LITPOLUKRBRIG, achieved full operational capability in 2016.
It was formed to conduct peace-support and crisis-response operations and to help enhance military cooperation between the three countries, according to officials.
(gs/pk)
Source: IAR, gov.pl