AGERPRES special correspondent Oana Ghita reports: President Nicusor Dan said on Monday that there is "a concern about long-term security in the Black Sea region, including in the Republic of Moldova".
The Romanian head of state is on Monday on his first foreign trip since taking office and is attending the Vilnius Summit with B9 and Nordic countries, where he is holding a joint press conference alongside NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Poland Andrzej Duda, and the Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen, hosted by the President of Lithuania, Gitanas Nauseda.
Nicusor Dan recalled that the Bucharest 9 (B9) format started 10 years ago, after Russia's attacks on Crimea, when there was "a potential threat from Russia".
The Romanian President added that "the potential threat has become real, with a three-year war in Ukraine and all our countries facing hybrid threats". He added that we are currently dealing not only with a conventional war, "but also hybrid actions against our countries'.
At the same time, he stated that the next B9 Summit will take place in Bucharest in 2026.
The high-level meeting in Vilnius was aimed at preparing for the NATO Summit in The Hague, scheduled for later this month.
The Romanian president went on to affirm that "we need a stronger NATO".
In refernce to the discussions on GDP allocations for Defence, Nicusor Dan said that "not only do we need to increase the allocation for Defence, but also to produce military equipment to defend ourselves".
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