epa09188982 A commander (C) makes the last outfit check for presidential honor guard soldiers before the start of the welcome ceremony for Polish President Andrzej Duda (not pictured) held at Cotroceni Presidential Palace, in Bucharest, Romania, 10 May 2021. Andrzej Duda is on a two days official visit to Romania, to join Bucharest Format (B9) Summit, organized at the initiative of Romania and with the participation by video-conference of other heads of state in Bucharest and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. The Bucharest Summit (B9) is an initiative launched by the President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis, and the President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda, with the participation of NATO member states on the Eastern Flank of the Alliance: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Hungary. The first B9 Summit was held in Bucharest in November 2015. EPA/ROBERT GHEMENT
