CONSOLIDATED ACTIONS OF EUROPE AND ASIA AS A KEYSTONE TO SUCCESS IN ESTABLISHING THE ECONOMIC SECURITY BELT
Vytautas Nauduzas, Ambassador at Large External Economic Relations and Economic Security Policy Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania, will be a participant in the discussions and one of the moderators of the VII Baltic-Black Sea Economic Forum.
Vytautas Nauduzas – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Lithuania to the Kingdom of Sweden (1998-2002), Adviser to the Prime Minister of Lithuania (2002-2004), Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Lithuania to Turkey (2004-2006), Vice-Minister of Economy of Lithuania (2006-2008), Special Representative of Kazakhstan to the OSCE for Transport in 2010, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Lithuania to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan (2014-2018), Laureate of the International Wind Rose Award 2011 for his contribution to strengthening international cooperation between the European Union and Asia, Doctor of Social Sciences, Professor, author of more than 100 publications in economics.
Mr. Vytautas has vast experience and undeniable authority in the issues related to international economic cooperation, trends and prospects for cooperation between the countries of Europe (members of the European Union and the Eastern Partnership countries) and Asia.
The coronavirus pandemic challenges the world economy, which is on the verge of a global crisis.
Noting the importance of the VII Baltic-Black Sea Economic Forum to be hold in Ukraine (Kherson) and relevance of the issues to be discussed during the section on international cooperation from the Baltic to the eastern shores of the Caspian Sea, emphasizing the need for consolidated actions to create the economic security belt, Vytautas Nauduzas said:
“The importance of this meeting and substantive discussions during the forum is evidenced by the situation in which the world economy has found itself in connection with the coronavirus pandemic. It is necessary to use the opportunity of a "confident start" that the Baltic-Black Sea Economic Forum provides for post-quarantine reset, gathering representatives from Europe and Asia at its sites in Kherson, Ukraine. It is necessary to make the most of this opportunity for the economies of the EU, the Eastern Partnership and Asia. The proposals and expert assessments developed during the forum by the representatives from Europe and Asia can become an important tool to coordinate joint overcoming of consequences of the pandemic and work out a new format for cooperation, which should take into account the new realities of the world. A separate factor of optimistic expectations from the forum is the fact that it will be attended mainly by partners from Europe and Asia, for whom it is easier to jointly assess the situation, develop and implement plans of action”.
