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Conclusions at the end of Romania-Poland-Turkey trilateral meeting
Foreign Affairs Minister Teodor Melescanu stated on Tuesday, at the end of the trilateral meeting between Romania, Poland and Turkey, that the meeting in Bucharest reconfirmed the added value of this dialogue format, established at Romania's initiative in 2012, and pleaded for the continuation of joint consultations.
"Our discussions today have reconfirmed the added value of this dialogue format established at Romania's initiative in 2012. (...) We agreed to further coordinate on all topics of shared interest. (...) I want to thank my colleagues for the open and constructive dialogue. We are determined to see each other in this trilateral format because the discussions within it bring beneficial results to our countries and allow us to promote more efficiently the joined objectives in the interest of regional and Euro-Atlantic security, and in the spirit of allied solidarity," Melescanu told the joint conference with his counterparts from Poland and Turkey, at the end of the trilateral meeting.
According to the Minister, on the agenda of talks there were included topics related to the assessment of the implementation stage of the measures adopted at the NATO Summit in Warsaw and Brussels, the security situation of the Eastern Neighborhood in the Western Balkans region and the prospects of the NATO relationship with the states of this region, as well the security situation in the Alliance's Southern Neighborhood and the role of NATO in this context.
In Melescanu's view, organised two months after the latest NATO summit in Brussels, the meeting "represented a good opportunity to analyse the steps made in the implementation process of the decisions of the heads of state and government, and to discuss the objectives which we need to focus on in the next period."
He bemoaned about "the deterioration of the security climate both in East and South, the very complicated situation of this region being marked not only by the lack of some viable progresses in solving the existing crises, but also the escalation of tensions and violence."
Furthermore, Teodor Melescanu voiced "the direct interest in ensuring the regional security and stability from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, as well as in the Western Balkans.
The head of the Romanian diplomacy mentioned that within the meeting it was tackled the situation generated by "the illegal" annexation by Russia of the Crimean Peninsula.
Melescanu showed that he informed his colleagues about "the demarches carried out by Romania so that the Multinational Brigade that we house in Craiova strengthen its capability and take action in any circumstance."
"Another topic of high interest remains the relationship with the partner countries of the Western and Southern Neighborhood. NATO will continue to provide support to these states, with a special emphasis on strengthening the resilience and the national defence capability. Our countries will remain committed to the efforts of this area, whether we are talking about supporting Ukraine, Georgia or the Republic of Moldova, or Iordania or Iraq, depending on their specific needs and interests," Melescanu also pointed out.
He emphasised that Romania, Poland and Turkey were and remain supporters of continuing NATO's enlargement process.
Teodor Melescanu mentioned that, within discussions, also brought to mind were the tragic events of 11 September 2001.