On Tuesday, President Karol Nawrocki met, among others, with the Prime Minister of Croatia, Andrej Plenkovic, and took part in the 11th Summit of the Three Seas Initiative. He also met with the US Secretary of Energy. The Polish leader came to Croatia with his wife Marta Nawrocka.
— I congratulate the Prime Minister of Croatia on organizing this meeting. For the first time, as the president of Poland, I attend a meeting of the Three Seas Initiative. It is a strategic necessity for Poland and the region to strengthen the Three Seas in the defense and economic context, said Karol Nawrocki.
Karol Nawrocki announces decisive steps regarding the Three Seas Initiative
The President noted that Poland would take part in the work of the G20 group. — This shows the development of our country and the transformation we are undergoing. We will be a representative of the entire region and the entire Three Seas initiative there, he emphasized.
— I will appeal and encourage the establishment of the Three Seas Development Bank, said the Polish leader, emphasizing the strategic partnership with the USA. – Poland is ready to become the northern gateway for American gas – he assured, adding that it is crucial to cut off Europe from gas from Russia.
Three Seas. What kind of initiative is this?
The establishment of the Three Seas Initiative was initiated by the presidents of Poland, Andrzej Duda, and Croatia, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, during a meeting of the leaders of the region's countries on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York in 2015. This year is considered the beginning of the Three Seas cooperation, and the inaugural summit of the Initiative took place in Dubrovnik in 2016.
The initiative initially brought together 12 EU member states: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Hungary. In 2023, this group was expanded to include Greece and now has 13 participating countries. The strategic partners of the Three Seas Initiative are: the United States, Japan, the European Commission and Germany.
