The Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jan Lipavsky, suggested on Wednesday to his Romanian counterpart, Bogdan Aurescu, the participation of Finland and Sweden, as guests, in the Bucharest 9 Format. The proposal was made on the occasion of the speech that Jan Lipavsky gave at the Annual Meeting of Romanian Diplomacy. He stated that the security in the Black Sea region ‘has worsened dramatically’, and Moldova and Georgia have become ‘very vulnerable’. The Czech minister welcomed the granting of EU candidate country status to the Republic of Moldova, the European path for Georgia and the opening of accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania. The Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bogdan Aurescu, welcomed the idea of the participation of Sweden and Finland, as guests, in the B9 Format.
Eugen Cojocariu, Radio Romania International
