Romanian prime
\nminister Dacian Ciolos met the members of the Vietnam-Romania Friendship
\nAssociation in Hanoi, calling on them to support efforts by the authorities in
\nBucharest to boost economic and cultural cooperation between the two countries.
\nHe said the two countries meet the conditions for enhanced cooperation,
\nrecalling that thousands of Vietnamese nationals have studied in Romania and
\nhave formed a connection with this country. Earlier, the prime minister met
\nVietnam’s president Tran Dai Quang and prime minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc to
\ndiscuss cooperation in areas such as energy, industry, agriculture, banking,
\ninfrastructure, IT, science and technology, sustainable development and
\ntourism. From Hanoi, Dacian Ciolos has left for the Mongolian capital Ulan
\nBator to attend the Europe-Asia summit. <\/p>\n
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Romania stands by France in its efforts to manage complex
\nchallenges such as terrorism and climate change, given that Paris is an essential
\nally of Bucharest in the European Union and NATO, Romania’s president Klaus
\nIohannis said on Thursday at the reception given by the French embassy to
\ncelebrate the French National Day. Iohannis also said that the two countries
\nwish to overcome together the current challenges and rebuild a European project
\nfor the future. The French ambassador in Bucharest Francois Saint Paul said
\nRomania would continue to enjoy France’s support and expressed his attachment
\nfor Romania. He spoke about solidarity within the European Union and the good
\nrelationship between Paris and Bucharest, which will be reconfirmed in
\nSeptember, when president Francois Hollande travels for the first time to
\nRomania. <\/p>\n
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Romania’s newly appointed minister in charge of relations with the
\nRomanians abroad, Maria Ligor, on Thursday started a two-day visit to the UK
\nfor talks with British officials and members of the Romanian community. Ligor,
\nwho took office last week, will discuss the impact of Britain’s leaving the
\nEuropean Union on Romanians working in the UK and the involvement of the
\nRomanian authorities to protect their interests. On Wednesday, before
\nofficially tendering his resignation to Queen Elisabeth II, David Cameron said
\nBritain would continue to observe the rights of EU citizens living in Britain.
\nHe is replaced by his Conservative party colleague Theresa May, who has
\nappointed former London mayor Boris Johnson, a staunch pro-Brexit advocate, to
\nhead the Foreign Office. <\/p>\n
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Protests continue in 12 of Romania’s 45
\nprisons. Inmates are angry at overcrowding and poor healthcare services. They
\nalso want the opportunity for vocational training, shorter jail terms and the
\npossibility of parole. Justice minister Raluca Pruna said the escalation of
\nconflict in state prisons was of use to no one and promised the government
\nwould look into the prisoners’ demands. Deputy prime minister Vasile Dancu said
\nthe tense situation in Romanian prisons can be solved through dialogue and
\nnegotiation, but that a public debate should be held to convince society of the
\nneed for more investment in the system. <\/p>\n
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The Romanian tennis player Marius Copil, no.
\n163 in the world, on Friday plays the Spanish player Feliciano Lopez, no. 20 in
\nthe world, in the first Davis Cup match between Romania and Spain as part of
\nthe Europe\/Africa Group I, held between the 15th and the 17th
\nof July in Cluj Napoca. Also on Friday, Adrian Ungur, world no. 185, faces
\nworld no. 15 Roberto Bautista. On Saturday, the pair Horia Tecau and Florin
\nMergea face the pair Marc Lopez and Pablo Carreno, while on Sunday, Marius
\nCopil plays Roberto Bautista and Adrian Ungur plays Feliciano Lopez. The winner
\nadvances to the World Group play-offs, while the runner-up continues in Group
\nI. In the BRD Bucharest Open, Romania’s Patricia Tig lost on Thursday to
\nLatvia’s Anastasia Sevastova in two
\nsets. The only Romanian player still in competition is first seed Simona Halep
\nwho plays Bulgarian player Isabella Shinikova for a place in the quarterfinals.
\nThe BRD Bucharest Open is worth 250,000 euros in prize money. <\/p>\n
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A heatwave will envelop the south and south-east of
\nRomania in the next 24 hours, with the temperature and humidity index poised to
\nexceed 80. A new yellow code alert for heat is in place for Friday and Saturday
\nin 13 counties in south-eastern Romania, including the capital Bucharest. In
\nthe rest of the country, the weather will be unstable, with torrential rain,
\nhail storms and strong winds being expected. The highs will reach 37 degrees
\nCelsius. (Translated by: C. Cotoiu and C. Mateescu)<\/p>\n
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