Preparations for the NATO summit in Vilnius in July this year and the possibility of interoperability of the forces of the eastern wing of the alliance – these are some of the topics of the talks of the nine Bucharest ministers of national defense, who met on Wednesday in Warsaw. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Mariusz Pashcak stressed after the meeting that the cooperation of member states is crucial in the context of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.
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The session was chaired by National Defense Minister Marius Basacac and Romanian Defense Minister Angel Telvar. Conversations were also about International security and support for Ukraine.
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– B9 defense ministers took the position of opposing attempts to rebuild the Russian Empire and showing unity over the security of the eastern flank. For this – said Deputy Prime Minister Blaszczak.
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– Our achievement is today’s ministers adopting a common position, which demonstrates our unity and solidarity when it comes to resisting attempts to rebuild the Russian Empire and enhance security on the eastern side of NATO – Paszak said at the conference after the meeting.
He added that the conversation with the Romanian Minister of Defense is related to bilateral relations. mention it Poland and Romania have chosen American F-16s, Patriot systems, HIMARS, and Abrams tanks.
In addition to the defense ministers of the B9 countries, the special guests at the meeting were, among others, British Defense Minister Ben Wallace and (in practice) the representative of the NATO Secretary General.
Bucharest nine It is a regional initiative of Poland and Romania aimed at coordinating positions and exchanging views between NATO’s eastern wing countries on security issues. B9 includes: Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Slovakia and Hungary. The formula for consultations between these nine countries was inaugurated by the meeting of the heads of state in Warsaw in 2014.
In November 2015, in Bucharest, Central and Eastern European countries signed a joint declaration on joint efforts to ensure a strong, reliable and sustainable NATO military presence in the region.
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TVP, IAR, PAP info
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