“I am glad to reaffirm the close, continuous and constructive interaction between CBSS and BSPC. In our opinion, CBSS has a central role as a driver for comprehensive action to manage the challenges of the Baltic Sea Region. In BSPC, we have a pronounced ambition to synchronize our objectives and priorities with those of the corresponding bodies of the CBSS”, said Christina Gestrin, Chairman of the BSPC, in her address to the 8th Baltic Sea States Summit in Vilnius on 2 June. “The promising initiatives and programmes that have been launched in and for the Baltic Sea Region must be transformed into practical deeds and results. The EU Baltic Sea Strategy, for instance, should be closely aligned with and conducted in the spirit of the Northern Dimension, which, like CBSS itself, brings together both EU- and non-EU members as equal partners. An inclusive cooperation between all relevant stakeholders is necessary in order to find credible and sustainable solutions to the challenges of the Baltic Sea Region” she underlined. The biennial Baltic Sea States Summit is a forum for strategic deliberations and decisions by the Prime Ministers of the countries in the Baltic Sea Region.
June 2, 2010