Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland signed a joint agreement to depend on security cooperation and establish a new platform that spans the four countries.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Urmas Reinsalu (Isamaa) and his counterparts co-signed the document in Riga, Lavia on January 31.
“It lays the foundation for a cooperation platform of the four countries, managed by the foreign ministers”, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.
“We are stronger together. As members of the EU and NATO, we see that we can further boost our cooperation to strengthen collective deterrence, reinforce regional security, promote economic growth and ensure prosperity for our people,” Reinsalu said.
The ministers reiterated their commitment to providing political, military and economic support and humanitarian aid to Ukraine until the war is won.
“February and March will be critical for Ukraine and we must do our utmost to help Ukraine resist on the battlefield,” Reinsalu emphasized.
He added that work towards an international tribunal holding the perpetrators to account must continue, as well as finding a legal framework to seize Russian assets and create a new EU sanctions package.
The ministers also discussed cooperation to help Ukraine on its path to the EU and NATO.
Reinsalu said: “In Russia’s war, Ukraine is fighting for not only its country and people but also the security of Europe and the values we cherish.” (ERR/Business World Magazine)
