May 2, 2015 UPDATE
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România Internațional, 02.05.2015, 12:30
Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Saturday continued his formal tour in the Gulf area with a visit to Qatar, the first of a Romanian Prime Minister since the two countries opened diplomatic relations 25 years ago. His agenda included talks with high officials from Qatar as well as with business people and investors. Trade exchanges between the two states last year rose by 28% up to 61 million dollars as compared to 2013. Saudi Arabia was the first leg of Ponta’s Gulf Tour, which will also take him to Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates.
US Deputy Commerce Secretary Bruce Andrews will be leading a delegation of 20 American companies on a Cybersecurity Trade Mission to Romania and Poland between May 11th and 15th, a communique issued by the US department of state says. According to the communique, the trade mission is part of Washington’s commitment to combating the growing cyber threats and protecting the critical infrastructure in the US and among its European allies. The trade mission will help US companies launch and increase their business operations in Central and Southeast Europe.
Romanian rowers Petronela Borha and Elena Meroniac reaped gold in the 1000-meter double kayak race in Racice, the Czech Republic. Florentina Caminescu walked away with silver from the 1000-meter kayak race, while the Romanian men’s four came in second in the 1000-meter canoe race.
The Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William’s wife, on Saturday gave birth to a girl at St. Mary’s Hospital in London. According to Kensington Palace, both the duchess and the baby ‘are doing well’. The latest royal joins the line of succession behind her grandfather Prince Charles, father Prince William and brother Prince George, who was born at the same hospital in July 2013.
At least 50 civilians have been killed by air strikes carried out by the anti-Jihadist coalition over a village in northern Syria, the Syrian Human Rights Observatory has announced. An international coalition initiated by the United States and which includes several Arab countries has been carrying air strikes against the so-called Islamic State in Syria. Started in March 2011 in the wake of the brutally repressed anti-government demonstrations in Damascus, the conflict in Syria turned into a complicated civil war in which more that 220 thousand people have lost their lives and which has caused the exodus of another 10 million.
Protesters clashed with police in Milan in front of the exhibition, which opened its gates on Friday for the following six months. Disgruntled with the way public money is spent, the protesters set a couple of cars on fire, throwing stones, flash and smoke grenades at the riot police who replied with tear gas. Romania is being represented this year at the exhibition in Milan, which brings together 144 countries and unfolds under a suggestive title, Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life. Romania’s stand, which has been shaped like a traditional house from the Danube Delta, a region included in the UNESCO’s heritage list, has as motto, “Live in Harmony with Nature“. Visitors are invited to discover Romania’s cultural heritage, its organic food resources and solutions for sustainable development. Romania’s day at Expo Milan has been scheduled for July 29th.
