Polish President Nawrocki Announces Visit to Bratislava in 2027 (2)

Poznan, 12 November (TASR-correspondent) - Polish President Karol Nawrocki on Thursday confirmed that he'll attend the 2027 Three Seas Initiative summit in Bratislava, and he also announced that a large number of Polish business-people will be present as well, reports TASR's special correspondent in Warsaw. According to Slovak head of state Peter Pellegrini, the countries involved in the initiative could be leaders in implementing modern technologies. Nawrocki described the Slovak president as a great friend of Poland and emphasised that the visit to Bratislava should be an opportunity to deepen economic cooperation, especially in the modern technologies sector. The Polish president also stated that Warsaw wants to use its membership of the G20 to showcase the prospects of the entire region. "We want to show that this wonderful country and the many nations of our part of Europe are an important part of the global industrial, technological and innovation landscape," he stated. Pellegrini emphasised that the countries of the region don't need to compete with the US and China in developing the largest artificial intelligence models and should focus instead on their practical application in the economy and public administration. "In this contest, the Three Seas region can take the lead, and I'm convinced that it should," he added. The presidents met as part of the Three Seas Initiative Digital Forum at the Economic Congress in the city of Poznan. Prior to attending the congress, during bilateral talks at Rogalin Castle, they also discussed Ukraine's post-war reconstruction and energy independence. "We agreed with the president that Ukraine's potential path to the EU can't take any shortcuts," said Pellegrini, adding that if diplomatic efforts to end the war were stepped up, a new era of opportunities could dawn for the region. "Let's hope that the war ends as soon as possible and that, through Ukraine's development, the eastern part of our country will also begin to develop," he said. NOTE: This story has been extended to include paragraphs 6-8. am