The Advisers were welcomed in Vilnius by President Gitanas Nausėda, who underlined that regional cooperation and consolidation of efforts to mobilize support for Ukraine and strengthen the security of the region were vital.
“I am happy that Vilnius is becoming a traditional venue for these very important meetings. Only by coordinating our actions and working together for regional security, will we achieve good results. I congratulate our Ukrainian colleagues for joining this format and hope that such meetings will continue. Our unity is our strength,” the President said.
The Advisers to the Presidents of the Baltic states, Ukraine and Poland discussed the implementation of the decisions taken at the NATO Summit in Madrid, and agreed on the need to make progress in strengthening air defense and building allies’ capacities in the region.
The Advisers to President Gitanas Nausėda also presented the preparations for the NATO Summit in Vilnius, its objectives and expectations. They stressed that decisions on further strengthening of NATO’s eastern flank, consolidating political and practical support for Ukraine, as well as the Sweden’s and Finland’s participation in the NATO Summit as full members should be an aspiration.
The meeting underlined that allies’ unity, their ability to agree and act together, was more important than ever in today’s security environment. The Advisers to the Presidents of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Ukraine and Poland agreed on further coordinated actions and cooperation in foreign policy, national security, and defense.
