Estonia and Latvia, which are members of the European Union (EU) and NATO, no longer intend to cooperate with China in the so -called “17 Plus 1” format, however, both countries will strive for “constructive and pragmatic relations” with a bilateral basis and a bilateral basis and Through the development of relations between the EU and China, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported in Tallinn and Riga.
“The format of cooperation with China” 17 Plus 1 “became unnecessary and caused disagreements long before Lithuania came out of it. Now the door of Latvia and Estonia is closed. The format of pan -European cooperation with Beijing should be replaced by the format of the previous platform. It should be replaced At the EU 27+1, ”wrote the head of the Lithuanian Foreign Ministry Gabrielus Landsbergis on Twitter.
In May 2021, Lithuania came out of the format “17+1”.