Aleksandar Vučić arrived in Ukraine for the Carpathian Eight summit
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić arrived in Ukraine to participate in the inaugural summit of the “Carpathian Eight,” which is taking place in the Ivano-Frankivsk region. The Serbian leader outlined the areas in which Belgrade is ready to cooperate with other participants in this new regional format.
Vucic announced that he would participate in a meeting of the “Carpathian Integration Initiative.”
According to him, this is an important project aimed at developing economic, transportation, and infrastructure connectivity among the countries of the broader Carpathian region.
According to Aleksandar Vučić, Serbia has the capacity to contribute to the development of transportation links between the countries of the region.
The Serbian president paid particular attention to the development of transportation links with Romania and Hungary. Specifically, this involves expanding infrastructure cooperation and creating new routes between the countries of the Carpathian region.
The “Carpathian Eight” summit is intended to serve as a platform for discussing joint economic, transportation, and infrastructure projects. The inaugural event of this new format is taking place in the Ivano-Frankivsk region and will last several days.
Romanian President Nicușor Dan is also expected to attend the meeting.
Thus, Serbia’s participation in this new format complements the regional dialogue, which focuses on transportation infrastructure, economic cooperation, and the interconnectedness of countries in the Carpathian region.
Aleksandar Vučić was among the high-ranking participants at the inaugural summit of the “Carpathian Eight” in Ukraine.
The inaugural summit of the new regional C8 format—the “Carpathian Eight”—began in Ukraine on September 18. The initiative brings together Ukraine, Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Romania, Hungary, Austria, and Serbia. The summit is taking place in Bukovel, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, and will run through September 20.
Earlier, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš expressed support for Ukraine during a speech at the Prague Defense Summit. The Czech prime minister agreed with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s view that ballistic missiles pose the greatest threat to European security, which requires the development of a joint European system to counter them.
The ninth “Summit for Action in Support of Ukraine”—an annual gathering of American activists and supporters of Ukraine—has begun in Washington. During the event, participants are discussing further support for Kyiv and holding meetings with representatives of the U.S. Congress.
