Bogdan Aurescu

Romania's Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu participated on Friday in the presentation of the preliminary oral report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on the human rights situation in Belarus and, reiterating in his remarks Romania's concern by the continuous violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms by the authorities in Belarus.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bogdan Aurescu, on Wednesday, on the last day of the NATO meeting of foreign ministers, in two working sessions attended by a series of Alliance partners, in which context he highlighted the strategic importance of the Black Sea for the Euro-Atlantic security and drew attention to the need to strengthen the coherence of the Eastern Flank.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bogdan Aurescu on Wednesday had a phone conversation with his Italian counterpart Luigi Di Maio, on which occasion they discussed the organisation of polling stations in the Italian peninsula for the parliamentary elections of December 6.

The Foreign Affairs Ministry (MAE) informs on Monday that Minister Bogdan Aurescu has convened, on an emergency regime, the interinstitutional task force on the incident occurred on November 29, this year, in the area of the Port of Lome, the Republic of Togo, involving the Agisilaos ship and which is said to have resulted in the kidnapping of several navigators, including a Romanian citizen.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bogdan Aurescu participates, December 1-2, in the meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of NATO member states, which will take place in videoconference regime, in the context of the restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bogdan Aurescu participated today in the 37th session of the Francophonie Ministerial Conference held via videoconference, highlighting on the occasion the activities carried out by Romania this year in support of La Francophonie and of the French-speaking space and welcoming the result of the recent presidential election in the Republic of Moldova, the Foreign Minis

Blue economy may contribute substantially to post-COVID-19 recovery, as well as to the ecological transition in the spirit of the Paris Agreement and the Green Deal, stated on Monday the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bogdan Aurescu, on the occasion of his participation in the opening session of the 13th edition of the Black Sea Non-Governmental Organizations Forum.

Locals in the quarantined areas will be able to exercise their right to vote on December 6, with no restrictions in that regard, Prime Minister Ludovic Orban said on Monday. "I would like to send a message because there is some concern on the part of the public regarding the exercise of the right to vote.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bogdan Aurescu will open on Monday the 32nd meeting of the Governing Council of the Community of Democracies (CoD), held in video-conferencing system, under the auspices of the Romanian presidency of the Community of Democracies.

Romania's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) welcomes the announcement on the normalisation of relations between the State of Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), voicing confidence that the move will contribute to stability and security in the Middle East.