KYIV, April 23 – Ukraine and Georgia are joining negotiations between Romania, Poland and Turkey for the first time to discuss security in the Black Sea and the region, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said during his visit to Bucharest.

"Pleased to meet my Georgian friend Zalkaliani in Bucharest. For the first time NATO's key Black Sea partners Ukraine & Georgia join the trilateral format of Romania, Poland & Turkey for a discussion on the challenges our region faces & ways to shape its future together," Kuleba wrote on Twitter on Friday.