Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Zbigniew Rau (R) welcomes the NATO Assistant Secretary General for Defence Policy and Planning Angus Lapsley (L) as Romania's Minister of Foreign Affairs Bogdan Aurescu (R) reacts before a meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Bucharest Nine (B9) countries in Lodz, Poland, on March 30, 2023. (Photo by Wojtek RADWANSKI / AFP)