2024, April 11
The Vilnius Summit in 2024 marked a significant expansion of the Initiative’s strategic partnerships, including Japan as a new strategic partner. This summit emphasized the importance of global partnerships and the 3SI’s role in global supply chains. Comprehensive support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and reconstruction efforts remained a priority, reflecting the ongoing geopolitical context. The summit also focused on enhancing cyber resilience and developing dual-use infrastructure for civilian and military mobility. Additionally, there was a strong emphasis on the 3SI’s potential for fostering broader international cooperation and connectivity.
Key decisions and effects of the summit:
- Japan became a strategic partner;
- Signing a letter of intent regarding the establishment of the second Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund;
- Announcement of the creation of the 3SI Innovation Fund in cooperation with the European Investment Fund;
- Launching the International Transport Forum for Ukraine;
- One of the accompanying events was the first scientific conference organized by the Three Seas Initiative Research Center at the ISP PAN in cooperation with the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences and the University of Lodz;
This year, the 3SI summit was attended by representatives of the following states at the rank of president or prime minister: presidents of: Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda, Bulgaria – Rumen Radev, Czech Republic – Petr Pavel, Estonia – Alar Karis, Latvia – Edgars Rinkēvičs, Poland – Andrzej Duda, Romania – Klaus Iohannis, Ukraine – Volodymyr Zelensky, Hungary – Tamás Sulyok, Montenegro – Jakov Milatović, as well as the Prime Minister of Greece – Kiriakos Mitsotakis and of Moldova – Dorin Recean.
The photo gallery below comes from the website of the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland. Photography Przemysław Keler.
