The leaders of the Bucharest Nine Summit issued a joint statement at the end of the summit. The statement underscores support to Georgia.
“We commend the Republic of Moldova for its efforts to maintain stability and advance reforms on its European path. We will continue to further strengthen NATO’s tailored support to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia and the Republic of Moldova, recognizing that these partners are most affected by Russia’s malign influence,” the statement reads.
President of Poland Andrzej Duda, President of Romania Klaus Iohannis and President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs signed the document.
NATO’s eastern flank countries, also knows as the Bucharest Nine (B9), gathered in Latvia’s capital Riga ahead of the crucial July NATO Summit in Washington.
The B9 event featured officials and leaders from Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Slovakia, plus NATO’s newcomers Sweden and Finland, as well as its Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
The head of the alliance, Stoltenberg, will leave his post in October and has been increasing calls to support Ukraine in the past few months.
