Speaking during the 1st day of the conference of local-government officials from the Three Seas region in the eastern Polish city of Lublin, Andrii Deshchytsia argued that Ukraine’s entry would strengthen the regional club and widen its possibilities when it comes to logistics, infrastructure, security, financial turnover and transport.
The Three Seas Initiative brings together European Union countries situated between the Black, Baltic and Adriatic Seas: Poland, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia.
It seeks to deepen political, economic, energy and infrastructure ties between its members.
"Ukraine’s entry would strengthen the Three Seas Initiative's standing within the European Union," the Ukrainian ambassador told Radio Poland's Danuta Isler in Lublin.
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