September 24, 2019 UPDATE

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Newsroom, 24.09.2019, 20:07

TOURISM No Romanian tourist has so far reported any repatriation issues
after having purchased services provided by the British Tour operator Thomas
Cook, the Ministry of Tourism in Bucharest has announced. Field Minister Bogdan
Trif has called on travel agencies in Romania to report if there are any
Romanian citizens who have purchased service packages from the aforementioned British
company. A crisis cell has been set up at the Ministry of Tourism in Bucharest
to provide emergency assistance to Romanian nationals who are facing
repatriation issues. The unexpected bankruptcy of the world’s biggest travel
services provider has left about six hundred thousand people stranded, most of
them from Britain and Spain. Financial issues, political tension and Brexit led
to the bankruptcy of this famous British company.

UN Romanian president Klaus Iohannis is to deliver the
national statement before the General Assembly in New York on Wednesday and is
expected to reiterate Romania’s support for multilaterally approaching the world’s
main challenges. The Romanian official is to participate in the high level
forum on stepping up the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development and is going
to have a series of bilateral talks. The head of the Romanian state on Tuesday
attended the opening of the high level segment of the general debates with the
UN General Assembly and the inauguration speeches delivered by the UN Secretary
General Antonio Gutteres and the US president Donald Trump. The theme of the
present General Assembly is ‘galvanizing multilateral efforts for poverty
eradication, quality
education, climate action and inclusion’.

VISIT Romania’s Prime Minister Viorica Dancila is on a one-week
working visit to the United States. She is accompanied by Defense Minister
Gabriel Les and Finance Minister Eugen Teodorovici. Dancila on Tuesday met in
New York the US Secretary of Energy, James Richard Perry. Also in New York, the Romanian
official signed a loan agreement with the World Bank, worth 500 million euros.
The money will be used to increase the access of citizens in less developed
areas to medical care. Dancila also met with David Harris, the president of the
American Jewish Committee, and reaffirmed Romania’s commitment to fighting
anti-Semitism, xenophobia and intolerance. The Prime Minister’s agenda also
includes meetings with American business people, whom she will present with the
advantages of investing in Romania. The Prime Minister has also said she plans
to meet representatives of the Romanian community in the United States.

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