TALKS Russian
\npresident Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are currently having
\ntalks in Moscow. Economic cooperation is high on the agenda on the second day
\nof the Chinese President’s three-day visit to Moscow. Yesterday, the two
\nleaders tackled the war in Ukraine and the two sides are expected to sign two
\nmajor agreements on expanding the strategic bilateral cooperation and
\npartnership. According to sources in Moscow, the talks’ agenda also includes technical-military
\ncooperation between the two sides, amid the West’s fears that Beijing could
\nsupply weapons to Russia for the war the latter is presently waging on Ukraine.
\nAccording to experts, the Chinese president’s visit is important for president
\nPutin who can now prove that Russia isn’t internationally isolated. China
\nhasn’t condemned the war in Ukraine but has been engaged in peace talks and at
\nthe beginning of his visit president Jinping has underlined China’s neutral
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CUT Last year Romania
\nmanaged to slightly curb the number of road accidents by 200 as compared to
\n2021. Fatalities from road accidents were also reduced by 145 and the number of
\nwounded by 100. In 2022 Romania reported 47 hundred accidents and 1,630
\nfatalities. 37 hundred people were also severely injured. According to the
\nRomanian Police General Inspectorate, these have been the lowest figures in the
\npast decade. Road traffic police are these days conducting a series of
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DAY Numerous events have been announced in
\nRomania on the World Poetry Day marked on March 21. The National Museum of
\nLiterature in Bucharest has scheduled a series of public lectures, exhibitions
\nand shows in libraries and education units as well as several outdoor events
\nfocusing on poetry. At the Ipotesti Memorial in north-eastern Romania, The Mihai
\nEminescu National Study Center is staging the traditional poetry marathon
\ninvolving the participation of almost 20 authors. The National Museum of
\nLiterature in Iasi, eastern Romania is also staging a poetry marathon. <\/p>\n
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PLAN Romania is one of the 17 EU members to have endorsed the EU
\njoint weapon-purchase plan, which will enable the EU nations to jointly
\npurchase weapons amid growing appeals from Ukraine for more military support.
\nAccording to EU officials the initiative will allow the EU to replenish arms
\nthat have already been provided to Ukraine. The plan has been drawn up by the
\nEuropean Defence Agency in an attempt to connect the weapon demands of the EU
\nmembers and Ukraine and the European arms industry. The programme has two lines
\nof procurement, one for the 155 mm howitzer shells for a period of two years
\nand for other types of ammunition for a period of seven years. The plan’s third
\ncomponent is focusing on raising the production capabilities of some weapon
\nproducers in the EU.<\/p>\n
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