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\n<\/strong>Romania’s foreign minister Bogdan Aurescu on Monday in Brussels attended a
\nmeeting of EU foreign ministers, who also had talks with the foreign minister
\nof the Republic of Moldova Nicu Popescu. The talks were held at the proposal of
\nminister Aurescu, the Romanian foreign ministry said in a statement. Speaking about
\nRussia’s aggression against Ukraine, the Romanian minister reiterated his
\ncountry’s commitment to support Ukraine and mentioned the multidimensional
\nsupport granted in the last year, such as the transit of 12 million tonnes of
\nUkrainian cereals for export, economic facilities, the opening of new border
\ncrossing points to enhance connection, support for refugees, humanitarian aid,
\nbilateral assistance to support Ukraine’s European path and support to increase
\nresilience in other areas. Minister Aurescu also mentioned the support for the
\nquick adoption of the tenth package of sanctions against Russia and for
\nincreased efforts to find a legal way of holding to account those responsible
\nfor the atrocities committed in Ukraine.
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\nsolution to the conflict in Ukraine, but western countries had a different
\nscenario, said Russian president Vladimir Putin today in his
\nstate-of-the-nation speech. This comes three days before the first anniversary
\nof Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on 24th February. The Russian leader
\nheld his annual speech one day after US president Joe Biden made a surprise
\nvisit to Kyiv and condemned Moscow’s brutal attack on a sovereign country. Vladimir
\nPutin also said Russia would suspend its participation in the New START treaty with
\nthe US on the reduction of strategic nuclear weapons. Joe Biden is to speak in
\nWarsaw today, and he is expected to unveil new measures to consolidate NATO’s
\neastern flank. During his stay in Warsaw, he is also due to meet the leaders of
\nBucharest Nine, a group of NATO countries from central and eastern Europe
\nformed after Russia’s annexation of Crimea at the proposal of the presidents of
\nRomania and Poland, Klaus Iohannis and Andrej Duda, respectively. Joe Biden
\npromised on Monday in Kyiv that the US would supply more weapons to Ukraine and
\nassured the latter of Washington’s unwavering support in the face of the
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\ncarrying out new searches for people trapped under the rubble as a new quake
\nhit the south-east of the country on Monday night, in the same region as the
\ndevastating earthquakes that took place two weeks ago. According to official
\nreports, six persons were killed and 200 wounded in the latest tremor. Turkey’s
\npresident Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is running for a
\nnew term in May if elections are held on schedule, says his country would start
\nbuilding tens of thousands of new homes next month, a move whose estimated cost
\nis at least 25 billion dollars. Erdogan’s rapid reconstruction plans worry architects
\nand engineers, who are concerned that the lack of urban planning and careful
\nassessment of building safety may lead to a new disaster. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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\nTwo books about Constantin Br\u00e2ncu\u015fi were launched in Timi\u015foara, which this year
\nis holding the title of European Capital of Culture. The books, which recently
\nappeared in France, are written by Doina Lemny, art historian and researcher at
\nthe National Museum of Modern Art and the Pompidou Centre in Paris. The launch
\npreviews an extensive exhibition dedicated to the great Romanian sculptor next
\nautumn at Timi\u015foara’s Museum of Art. According to the city’s mayor Dominic
\nFritz, around 60,000 people attended the over 130 different events held in Timi\u015foara
\nthis weekend during the official opening of the European Capital of Culture
\nprogramme. The city will be playing host to around 1,000 different cultural
\nevents all year long. (CM)<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"