(ANSA) - TRIESTE, 21 JAN - ''Our organization is increasingly determined to intensify relationships between member states, through shared initiatives and in order to promote regional cooperation in an effective manner'', said the secretary general of the Central European Initiative (CEI), Roberto Antonione, who will be on a mission to the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary starting today, until Wednesday. According to a press release issued today, Antonione will visit all member countries in the coming weeks. The delegation will participate in many different institutional meetings, CEI said in a press statement, ''in order to gather the views of all sember states and intensify cooperation and political dialogue''. Among the topics of discussion are the CEI plans and tools to strengthen the financial resources available to develop multilateral activities. During the missions to the member countries, the new leadership of the CEI Executive Secretariat will also be presented: in addition to Antonione, the CEI alternate deputy secretary general Antal Nikoletti (Hungary), and the two deputy secretaries-general, Nina Kodelja (Slovenia) and Zoran Jovanovic (Serbia). In 2019, the CEI will celebrate its 30th anniversary, ''an important event to relaunch and enhance the role of our organization as a key tool in relations between EU countries, Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership countries''. (ANSA).