Oana Ghita

The Three Seas Initiative is "an European regional contribution to the transatlantic tie," Presidential Adviser for foreign policy Bogdan Aurescu stated on Thursday at the "Black Sea and Balkans Security Forum."

Aurescu brought to mind that Romania will host in September a summit dedicated to this project, which also aims to draft a political declaration on this topic.

The European countries face many challenges, the most important, however, being the topic of cooperation in security and defense, Finnish Foreign Affairs Minister Timo Soini told on Wednesday in Bucharest a joint press conference alongside his counterpart, Teodor Melescanu.

NATO's dialogue with Russia is "not great" but needed, James Appathurai, NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, said in an interview with AGERPRES.

President Klaus Iohannis welcomed Prince Charles, on Wednesday, at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace, with whom he discussed the Romanian-British strategic partnership, based on the enhanced cooperation in the economic and security sectors, a press release of the Presidential Administration sent to AGERPRES informs.

President Klaus Iohannis said on Wednesday, at the opening of the Bookfest international book trade fair in Bucharest, that a book event is always a joy for readers, a sign of normalcy for Romanian culture, as well as proof of responsibility toward young people.

Bucharest, May 29 /Agerpres/ - US President Donald Trump is controversial both in the United States as in Europe but, "when you look past the controversy and you put that aside, there is a clarity of purpose in US foreign policy", said, in an interview for AGERPRES, foreign policy expert James Carafano.

Romania wants a solid transatlantic partnership, with a powerful European Union, Minister-delegate for European Affairs Victor Negrescu says in an interview to AGERPRES.

He maintains that the more Romanians get involved in what the presidency of the Council of the European Union means, the wider the consensus around this topic will be.

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.

The Ambassador of the Republic of Korea in Bucharest, Kim Eun-joong talked, in an interview granted to AGERPRES, about the "invaluable opportunity" to accomplish denuclearization in the Korean Peninsula, to the benefit of the entire world.

The statement comes in the context of the upcoming North Korea - South Korea summit starting Friday.

Secretary of State for Euro-Atlantic Bilateral and Strategic Affairs with the Romanian Foreign Ministry (MAE) George Cimaba welcomed on Wednesday visiting State Secretary with the Moldovan Defence Ministry Dumitru Manzarari, according to a MAE press statement.