On Thursday, April 11, 2024, the President of the Republic, Petr Pavel, went on a one-day working trip to Vilnius for the summit of the Three Seas Initiative, which unites thirteen countries from Central and Eastern Europe.
The summit aimed to strengthen the resilience and competitiveness of the region through deepening cooperation in the energy, transport, or digital economy sectors. For example, a concrete project is to connect the transport infrastructure using high-speed lines, which could connect the Czech Republic and Poland via the Baltic states in the future.
“The main goal of this summit of the Three Seas countries was, on the one hand, to express continued support for Ukraine, with absolutely specific promises, agreements and at the same time with specific projects. And the second was to emphasize cooperation between member countries and partner countries in the three key areas, that is primarily energy, transport infrastructure, and digital technology,” said President Pavel.
The representatives of the states also confirmed their unequivocal support for Ukraine and their readiness to participate in its reconstruction. President Pavel was among the main speakers of the plenary session.
At the same time, the President used his business trips to attend several bilateral meetings with international partners. Among them with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Sesto head of state Alar Karis.
Photo author: Tomáš Fongus, CPR.