"Odesa Triangle" – Romania, Ukraine, and Moldova: the Triple Cyber Alliance was announced
Oana Țoiu, Romania's Minister of Foreign Affairs, joined her counterparts from Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova at the ministerial meeting of the trilateral "Odesa Triangle" format, held on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.
At the meeting, a Declaration was adopted to strengthen the resilience of Romania, the Republic of Moldova, and Ukraine in key areas, including energy security, cybersecurity, and cooperation to improve terrestrial connectivity among the three countries.
"Through the Odesa Triangle format, we are accelerating joint infrastructure projects, strengthening the regional voice on the global stage, and addressing the concrete needs of our historical communities. We announced at the Munich conference our decision to conclude a trilateral cooperation agreement in the field of cybersecurity, the Cyber Triple Alliance, because we have, both in public institutions and the private sector, experts and experience, and we want to enhance our positioning internationally, as partners and security providers in this field,” says Oana Țoiu, Romania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs. The memorandum of understanding regarding the Cyber Triple Alliance, which aims to improve cooperation in combating threats in this field, is being developed and operationalised at the level of the National Directorate for Cybersecurity and its counterpart institutions, and will come into effect after its planned signing this month. Moreover, the three foreign ministers discussed their governments’ commitments to significantly expand regional energy connectivity to address the issues caused by Russia’s attacks and to, in the future, strengthen the connectivity needed for the regional growth of our industries. The solidarity of civil society and the donation campaign for electric generators have been appreciated by the Ukrainian population and authorities. Last but not least, the joint statement reaffirms Romania's strategic role in the European integration of Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova, at both the political and institutional levels, as well as through the contribution of civil society. European funding for regional connectivity projects is a shared priority in future European-level negotiations, allowing access to essential funding sources for strategic road, rail, and energy projects. At the same time, the Romanian foreign minister used the current platform to draw attention to the situation of Romanian-speaking communities in Ukraine, a topic that has consistently been addressed in high-level bilateral relations. The Romanian minister emphasised the importance of ensuring education in the mother tongue, including in the context of the educational system reform, and the need to continue discussions already initiated at the ministry level to finalise a mutually agreed solution before the implementation in 2027 of the new set of planned reforms.
