VISIT – On an official visit to the United Arab
\nEmirates, Romania’s president Klaus Iohannis Monday had a meeting in Abu Dhabi
\nwith his counterpart, Sheik Mohamed bin Zayed al Nahyan. There are a lot of bilateral,
\nregional and global areas where we can cooperate quite well. There are huge
\nopportunities and I believe we both want to capitalize on them,’ the Romanian
\nofficial said during the meeting. President Iohannis suggested the two
\ncountries may cooperate with a view to promoting environment education and skills
\nfor the green transition. He also presented the goals of the Three Seas
\nInitiative that Romania will host this September in Bucharest, and the
\nopportunities it provides to private investments and investment funds,
\nencouraging the involvement of UAE investors. In turn, his counterpart pleaded
\nfor the development of relations with Romania and for Bucharest’s active
\npresence at the COP28, a meeting scheduled to take place this year in the UAE. On
\nthis occasion, the two countries’ relevant ministers and officials signed
\nbilateral documents in the fields of energy, cyber-security and education. On
\nSunday president Klaus Iohannis visited Masdar City, a model of sustainable urban
\ndevelopment focusing on energy efficiency and environment protection. <\/p>\n
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DIPLOMACY The Romanian foreign
\nminister Bogdan Aurescu Monday took part in the meeting of EU foreign ministers
\n(Foreign Affairs Council) and in a joint meeting of EU foreign and defence
\nministers. According to the Romanian foreign ministry, the EU officials primarily
\ndiscussed Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and the implementation of the EU
\nAction Plan on the geopolitical consequences of Russia’s aggression in Ukraine.
\nOn this occasion, Bogdan Aurescu highlighted the multifaceted consequences of
\nthe security crisis generated by Moscow, with an impact beyond Ukraine, and
\nwarned against destabilizing Russian actions against the pro-European
\nauthorities in the Rep. Moldova. Mr. Aurescu voiced Romania’s support for
\ncarrying on the Union’s support efforts for Ukraine, including the provision of
\nammunition, and the need to further isolate Russia internationally and to
\nmaintain pressure on Kremlin. The Romanian official also announced that this
\nApril Romania and Ukraine will organise jointly a first high-level conference
\non Black Sea security, under the Crimea International Platform. Also in
\nBrussels on Monday, at the international donor conference for Turkey and Syria,
\nin the aftermath of the February earthquakes, Minister Aurescu announced a new
\nfinancial assistance package totaling EUR 1.3 mln. <\/p>\n
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MOLDOVA The Romanian PM Nicolae Ciuc\u0103 will travel
\nto the neighbouring Republic of Moldova this week, for a meeting with his
\ncounterpart Dorin Recean. On this occasion, PM Ciuc\u0103 will reiterate Romania’s
\nsupport for that country’s reforms, for consolidating its economy, resilience
\nand security and for its EU accession efforts. Meanwhile, in Chisinau, the
\nSupreme Security Council announced a number of decisions after Monday’s meeting
\nconvened by president Maia Sandu in the context of the exceptional situation
\nin the judiciary. One of these decisions is to step up the creation of the
\nHigher Council of Magistrates, which is to become operational within 30 days. After
\nthe meeting, Moldova’s president stated that some members of the system oppose the
\ncleaning of the judiciary and seek to continue using it to their own benefit. We
\nneed a judicial system free from corruption, able to uphold justice and rebuild
\npeople’s trust, Maia Sandu concluded. (AMP)<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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