New Strategy Center (NSC) - , in partnership with Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW) – Poland and Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research (SETA) – Turkey are organizing the online conference

Security Challenges from the Baltic to the Black Sea Region. Vision of Romania, Poland and Turkey

Online conference via Webex organized ahead of the Trilateral Meeting in attended by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Romania, Poland and Turkey The conference will be held on Wednesday, 21 April, between 10:00 and 12:00 (Bucharest, UTC+3), 09:00-11:00 (Warsaw, UTC+2), 10:00-12:00 (Ankara, UTC+3).

Part I - Held on Webex and live streamed on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/newstrategycenter) and New Strategy Center YouTube Channel 10:00-10:30 (UTC+3) - Panel I. The Importance of the Romania-Poland-Turkey Trilateral Cooperation in the Context of the Security Challenges Posed by the Pandemic

Keynote speech: H.E. Bogdan Aurescu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania Keynote speech: H.E. , Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland Keynote speech (video message): H.E. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey Moderator of the panel: Ambassador Doru Costea

Part II - Held on Webex, under Chatham House rule. 10:30-12:00 (UTC+3) Defence, deterrence and resilience from the Baltic to the Wider Black Sea Region. Polish, Romanian and Turkish priorities and ways to enhance cooperation

Introduction in the topic – Ambassador Doru Costea Moderator of the panel: Mr. Wojciech Konończuk, Deputy-Director, Centre for Eastern Studies – OSW, Poland; Speakers: • Ms. Justyna Gotkowska, Programme coordinator, Regional Security Programme, Centre for Eastern Studies – OSW, Poland; • Dr. Muhittin Ataman, Director of Foreign Policy Studies, Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research (SETA), Turkey; • Ambassador , former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania, Member of the Scientific Council of New Strategy Center. Conclusions: Dr. Murat Aslan, Researcher, Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research (SETA), Turkey