Nicușor Dan at the NATO Summit of Hague Photo: Inquam Photos / Eduard Vinatoru
Cristian Diaconescu, presidential adviser on national security and head of the president's Chancellery, told Digi24 that Donald Trump sent an official invitation to Nicușor Dan to pay a visit to the United States. For now, the date of the visit has not been fixed.
“There is an official invitation from President Donald Trump. The two had a very good dialogue a month ago (at the NATO summit in The Hague – n.red.). The invitation was formally transmitted,” said Cristian Diaconescu.
The date of visit remains uncertain for now
He welcomed the involvement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the preparation of this visit, specifying that it is not yet known what will be the exact date of the visit.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs announces a possible meeting between Nicuşor Dan and Donald Trump: I go to September in the USA, for preparations
“It depends on the speed with which the agenda is established and the access level, considering that we are discussing a global power (…) If you can quickly set the agenda, President Trump will be very interested in such a dialogue,” Diaconescu recalling that Romania is a significant player on the Eastern Flank of NATO.
Invited to comment on the criticisms of President Nicușor Dan related to the composition of the delegation with whom he made a recent visit to Germany, in which the majority of the dignitaries were USR ministers, who also added the mayor of Timisoara, Dominic Fritz, the president of the Union, Cristian Diaconescu said that the delegation was held in German. to each ministry.
Thus, in addition to Foreign Minister Oana Țoiu, the fact that Germany is the main economic partner of Romania and the interest for the projects in the Armament Industry envisaged by the EU justifies the presence of Radu Miruță (Economie) and Ionuț Moșteanu (defense). Regarding the presence of Fritz, Diaconescu mentioned that, in Germany, the German minority in Romania is considered “a family”.
Preparatory visit of Oana Țoiu
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Oana Ţoiu announced on Saturday evening, at Antena 3, that he will leave in September in the US, the most important mission being related to a possible meeting that President Nicuşor Dan will have with Donald Trump.
Asked how Romania can strengthen the relationship with the US, Oana Ţoiu confessed that she had several discussions with US Secretary Marco Rubio at the NATO Summit in The Hague.
In addition, he said, in September, he will personally go to Washington to develop the first meeting between the White House leader and President Nicuşor Dan.
“With Marco Rubio we had these discussions at the Hague summit (…), we established that this visit will take place. We have not finished its calendar, but we will come back with the final data when they will be nailed (…). In the work of these discussions, “said Oana Ţoiu.
Nicușor Dan and Donald Trump met face to face and changed a few words on June 25, at the meeting of the state and government heads of NATO in The Hague.
