MAE's Ciamba voices Romania's support for creating energy union in Europe

Foreign Affairs Ministry's (MAE) Secretary of State for European Affairs George Ciamba, in the Euro-Asian Economic Summit of Istanbul, voiced Romania's support for the creation of an energy union in Europe, mainly focused on building infrastructure projects, including the interconnections of electricity and gas and the foundation of a completely functional internal energy market, informs a MAE release remitted to AGERPRES on Thursday.

Photo credit: (c) SORIN LUPSA / AGERPRES ARCHIVE

According to the cited source, Ciamba showed that a highly important role in reaching the energy security objectives is represented by the use of indigenous resources and technologies generating reduced carbon emissions.

"At the same time, he underscored the fact that an important element of this sector's development and of the economic cooperation in the area is the creation and consolidation of an attractive investment environment, mainly at the level of the European Energy Community, through the proper use of all funding mechanisms and instruments available on a national, European and international level," the release points out.

Moreover, the Romanian official voiced Romania's interest in participating in the development of strategic projects in terms of economy, "which can substantially contribute to facilitating trade and economic cooperation, mainly with the emerging economies of Asia."

The statements of the Romanian dignitary were made in the context of his participation in the period April 7-9, 2015, in Istanbul, in the Euro-Asian Economic Summit, on the topic "Intellectual capitalism and network economy." According to MAE, the main debate topics in the Summit aimed at the reconstruction of the Silk Road, as an economic bridge between the...