site.btaPresident Biden Made Virtual Appearance at Three Seas Summit

Sofia, July 8 (BTA)

In a video address at the opening of the event, US President Joe
 Biden expressed the United States' strong support for the
initiative. "There is incredible potential for increasing
cooperation and connectivity among this group. That will enhance
 the security and prosperity of the region and, quite frankly,
benefit the world. The United States will be your unfailing
partner at every step," he told the participants in the forum.

"We share your commitment to continue to improve your
integration and regional inner connections. This can tie you
even closer to the European institutions, completing a long-held
 goal of a Europe whole, free and at piece," he said.

"Together we look forward to proving how democracies can lead
with their values and deliver for the needs of their people,
ending the COVID-19 pandemic, building more resilient and more
equitable economies, investing in high-standard infrastructure
in a way that is transparent, including through the Build Back
Better World initiative, and rooting out corruption that robs
too many nations of the chance to succeed," Biden said.

 "By working together, you will also strengthen your
sovereignty, promote energy security and make sure all of the
region's citizens have a change to compete and succeed in the
21st century economy. I look forward to working closely with all
 of you, to build a safer, stronger world, one where coercion
and threats are not used to bully and where disinformation and
cyberattacks are not used to manipulate. We can do it if we do
it together," Biden told the forum. NV/DS