Ana Birchall

The first Romanian-Polish intergovernmental meeting was held in Warsaw on Friday, reaching agreement on defence co-operation, intensified political dialogue at all levels in preparation of the Romanian presidency of the Council of the European Union, as well as on holding a Romanian-Polish business forum.

Prime Minister Viorica Dancila was welcomed on Friday, within an official ceremony held at the Belweder Palace in Warsaw, by Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.

After the official photo is taken, the two Prime Ministers are to carry out talks. In parallel, bilateral meetings among the relevant ministers are to take place.

Romania needs to focus on more intense collaboration with countries on the African continent, Prime Minister Viorica Dancila said on Monday in a message on Africa Day.

Deputy Prime Minister for Implementation of Romania's Strategic Partnerships Ana Birchall read the message at a reception extended to the members of the diplomatic corps accredited in Bucharest.

President Klaus Iohannis on Tuesday had talks with Prime Minister Viorica Dancila where he underscored that it is imperative that Romania's foreign policy be done only in the country's interest and that internal tensions should cease immediately, calling for loyal and fair institutional co-operation.

At the 21st ministerial meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) of the CARICOM Caribbean Community held in Nassau, Bahamas, Romania's Deputy Prime Minister Ana Birchall delivered the Romanian Government's strong support for the country's bid for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council.

Remembrance of the Holocaust and the education of future generations in the spirit of truth about this tragedy are part of an objective to protect democratic values, combating anti-Semitism and discrimination, reads a message from the Romanian Government delivered in Skopje, Macedonia, by Romania's Deputy Prime Minister Ana Birchall, to the commemorations of the 75th anniversary of the

Deputy PM for implementation of Romania's strategic partnerships Ana Birchall says important steps were made in Romania to achieve equality of opportunity.

The relationship between Romania and the UK has "a solid foundation and numerous development opportunities for the future," and after Brexit, Romania and the United Kingdom will have to "develop a broader vision" in order to bring up-to-date their strategic partnership, Deputy Prime Minister Ana Birchall wrote on Tuesday on her Facebook page.

Deputy PM for Implementing Romania's Strategic Partnerships Ana Birchall announced on Friday that she met with France's Ambassador to Romania Michele Ramis, pointing out that "the privileged relation" between the two countries will be further enhanced both on a bilateral level and within the EU.

Deputy Prime Minister Ana Birchall had a meeting on Tuesday with the Republic of Moldova Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Tudor Ulianovschi, context in which she reiterated the importance which Romania grants to the Strategic Partnership with the Republic of Moldova and underlined that the development of the bilateral cooperation on all levels represents a priority assumed i