Bucharest hosted on 2-3 September the sixth edition of the international conference Black Sea and Balkans Security Forum , an event that has become a tradition in the region. The conference is organised by the New Strategy Center, a leading Romanian think-tank in the field of security and foreign affairs, and was held in excellent conditions at the University of Agronomic Sciences in Bucharest.
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