The annual South-Eastern Europe Defence Ministerial (SEDM) meeting was held on the 22nd of November in Ankara, the Republic of Turkiye. Ministers of Defence and highly-ranked representatives from all SEDM nations participed in the works. The meeting was presided by the SEDM Chairperson, Ms. Simona Cojocaru, State Secretary and Chief of the Departament for defence policy, planning and international relations.
The most important point of the ministerial meeting was the Republic of Moldova becoming a fully-fledged SEDM member state once the Note of Accession was signed by representantives of all SEDM nations.
Following the update on the latest developments on SEDM-CC projects and PMSC activities,, the Commander of the South-Eastern Europe Brigade (SEEBRIG) Brigadier General Bitri, reviewed the Brigade’s activities since the last SEDM Ministerial meeting in 2022.
During the meeting, the SEDM nations’ Ministers and their representatives expressed their national views and commitment to the SEDM Process, thus contributing to the importance of the Initiative as a crucial format for regional cooperation.
