June 3, 2017 UPDATE
A roundup of domestic and international news
Newsroom, 03.06.2017, 18:45
VISIT – On the 4th of June, Romanias president Klaus Iohannis starts a formal visit to the US. On the 9th, Iohannis will meet President Donald Trump, with whom he will talk about means of strenghening the Strategic Partnership, the bilateral ties between the two countries and Romanias firm commitment to remaining one of the USs most reliable partners. Klaus Iohannis has stated that in Washington he will also meet with Romanians settled in the US, calling it a special moment, as always. On the 5th of June, Romanias president will attend the global forum organized by the prestigious American Jewish Committee, where he will be awarded the highest distinction of the organization.
UN – On Friday, Romania officially launched the campaign promoting its candidacy for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council, in 2020-2021. The event was held at the UN headquarters in New York and enjoyed the participation of a large number of diplomats and UN high-ranking officials. The Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Melescanu, who also attended the event, has stated that a new mandate as non-permanent member of the UN Security Council is a strategic commitment and an objective to be pursued by all political parties in Romania. Since its joining the UN in 1995, Romania has had four such mandates.
TIFF 2017– The 16th Transylvania International Film Festival continues in Cluj-Napoca, north-western Romania. King of the Belgians, a comedy written and directed by Peter Brosens and Jessica Woodworth opened the festival on Friday. 12 films have registered for the official competition, but the festival is hosting 255 films from 53 countries, to be screened until June 11. More than 1200 Romanian and foreign guests are attending the many screenings, concerts, workshops, debates and launches included in the programme of the festival, to which Radio Romania is a media partner. This years special guest is the French actor Alain Delon, on his first visit to Romania.
DIASPORA – According to the Romanian Minister for Romanians Abroad Andreea Pastarnac, Romania could follow the Spanish model as regards the fight against domestic violence. At the end of a formal visit to Spain, minister Pastarnac stated she had held talks on the issue with representatives of the Spanish Interior Ministry. According to the Radio Romania correspondent in Spain, Andreea Pastarnac has also stated that most Romanians living in Spain have integrated into the labour market, so the rate of unemployment in the community is below the countrys average.
NOBLE JUMP 2017 – A 50 strong Norwegian contingent has come to Romania to take part in the international exercise Noble Jump 2017, at the Cincu shooting range in Brasov County, central Romania. Also participating are 8 NATO convoys, comprising some 300 military staff and 150 combat vehicles and carriers. In total, 4000 military staff from Romania and another 11 NATO member countries are taking part in the exercise, which is unfolding on Romanian, Greek and Bulgarian soil. This is the largest NATO exercise this year.
TENNIS – The Romanian tennis player Simona Halep, ranking 4th in the WTA classification, on Saturday defeated the Russian Daria Kasatknina 6-0, 7-5 in the third round of the Roland Garros tournament, with 16 million Euros in prize money. In the second round, Halep clinched a two-set win against Tatjana Maria of Germany. In the womens doubles, the Romanian Irina Begu and her Chinese partner Saisai Zheng defeated the pair made up of Abigal Spears of the US and Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia 2-1. In the mens doubles, the Romanian-Dutch pair made up of Horia Tecau and Jean Julien Rojer lost to the Croatian – Spanish pair Ivan Dodig / Marcel Granollers.
