Bucharest

Romania and Bulgaria, which are not just neighbours but also friends, share a past that "has contributed to an enhanced degree of empathy" between the two countries, a present characterised by "an in-depth deepened partnership" and "a common European future", Romania's Ambassador to Romania Ion Galea told an interview granted to AGERPRES.

Turkey has been and stays an important partner to Romania, both on political and economic ground, and this reality is also confirmed by the solid strategic partnership between the two countries, which is built on a close traditional friendship, Romania's ambassador to the Republic of Turkey, Gabriel Sopanda said in an interview with AGERPRES.

Romania's Defence Minister Mihai Fifor on Monday welcomed UK ambassador to Romania Andrew Noble to discuss Romanian-UK defence co-operation, according to a press statement released by the Defence Ministry (MApN).

Fifor and Noble emphasised NATO relations as well as current European affairs at their meeting at the MApN headquarters.

Romanian human rights activists and some politicians cheered on Sunday night as a referendum aiming to change the constitution so that it would only allow marriage between a man and a woman has failed to overcome the 30 per cent turnout threshold.

Bucharest, 7 Oct /Agerpres/ - President Klaus Iohannis voted on Sunday evening, in Sibiu, at the referendum for reviewing the Constitution.

Around 19:30, the president appeared at the nr. 4 Middle School, polling station no. 68, in order to express his vote.

Literary historian and critic Paul Cornea passed away on Sunday at 94 years old, the National Museum of the Romanian Literature (MNLR) announces in a release sent to AGERPRES.

Bucharest, Oct 6 /Agerpres/ - Until 21:00, in the referendum to redefine the notion of family 5.72 percent of electors have voted, according to data centralized by the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC).

The total number of voters that turned out to the polls until 19:00 hrs is of 1,046,583, of which 636.435 persons were from urban environments and 410,148 from the rural environment.

Bucharest, Oct 6 /Agerpres/ - Until 19:00, in the referendum to redefine the notion of family 5.15 percent of electors have voted, according to data centralized by the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC).

The total number of voters that turned out to the polls until 19:00 hrs is of 942,381, of which 578,301 persons were from urban environments and 364,080 from the rural environment.

Bucharest, Oct 6 /Agerpres/ - The chairman of the Social Democrat Party (PSD), Liviu Dragnea, stated on Saturday that it is time for Romanians to decide by themselves what kind of society and country they want.

Bucharest, Oct 6 /Agerpres/ - Until 10:00, in the referendum to redefine the notion of family 0.97 percent of electors have voted, the Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) announced on Saturday.

In the urban environment 100,860 persons have voted, and in the rural one - 77,081.

According to the BEC, in Bucharest 0.85 percent of voters cast their ballots.