Primim de la MAE anunțul-invitație privind organizarea primei Conferințe asupra securității Mării Negre. Conferința este organizată sub egida Platformei Internaționale Crimeea, în comun de România și Ucraina.
3rd of April 2023
Romania and Ukraine hold the First Black Sea Security Conference
of the International Crimean Platform in Bucharest
The unprovoked and unjustified military aggression of Russia against Ukraine has challenged the security system in the Black Sea and Azov Sea Regions. In order to find effective ways to respond to these challenges and provide opportunities for sustainable development to all peaceful countries in these regions, Ukraine initiated the first Black Sea Security Conference, which will be held jointly with Romania on April 12th -13th in Bucharest.
Marking a premiere, this event is the first conference dedicated to the security of the Black Sea and Azov Sea under the aegis of the International Crimean Platform.
The conference is co-organized by: the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania, and the Ministry of National Defense of Romania, in partnership with the Center for Defense Strategies (Ukraine).
The list of speakers and participants includes foreign and defense ministers, heads of international institutions, government officials and independent experts involved in the International Crimean Platform. The participants will analyze the multidimensional impact of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine on the security situation in the Black Sea and Azov Regions and beyond; discuss a possible strategy for responding to challenges and threats, as well as the future of security in the region.
Issues of information warfare and cyberattacks will also be in the spotlight.
Conference program
Day 1 (expert panels):
• Future security configuration of the Black and Azov Seas Regions – Expert discussion.
• The first cyber war – Expert discussion.
• How Russia’s information warfare operates (on the example of temporarily occupied Crimea) and why it challenges the international security system – Expert discussion.
Day 2 (official representatives) – open for media:
● Panel discussion: Lessons learned: full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, its multidimensional impact, and lessons for the democratic world
● Panel discussion: Plan for today. Immediate responses to the current threats and challenges in the wider Black Sea region
● Panel discussion: Future Configuration. What is the future of regional security in the Black Sea and Azov Sea regions? Towards a Euro-Atlantic strategy for a stable, secure and prosperous Black Sea region
