PM Ponta: Romania can be China's gateway to EU in terms of economic relations

Romania can be an important pillar of stability in a region faced with so much turmoil in the recent time, and also China's gateway to EU in terms of economic relations, with China being the second biggest economy of the world, Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Tuesday stated at a reception organised by the Chinese Embassy in Bucharest.

'From the moment I took over as Prime Minister, first of all I wanted to learn from others. I saw that the United Stated of America and the European Union concluded strategic partnerships with China and I said to myself that, if the USA and the EU concluded partnerships with China, we should conclude our own too.

He said that the friendship and the political, economic and cultural relations developing between Romania and China are to the benefit of both countries.

Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Tuesday participated in the reception organised by the Chinese Embassy in Romania celebrating the 65th anniversary of the Proclamation of the People's Republic of China that also marked the establishment of diplomatic ties between Romania and China. AGERPRES