Marco Rubio spoke on the phone with the head of Romanian diplomacy. What were the main topics of discussion
Oana Țoiu. Photo: Agerpres
The head of Romanian diplomacy, Oana Țoiu, had a telephone conversation with Marco Rubio on Thursday, US Secretate, American officials announced on the site The State Department. The two spoke about the cooperation of the two states in the fields of defense, energy and combating illegal migration.
“The Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed today with the Romanian Foreign Minister Oana Toiu. The two officials discussed the bilateral cooperation in the fields of defense, energy and combating illegal migration. State.
The announcement about the discussion of the two officials was made by the US Department of State Department Tammy Buce.
A day ago, the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs spoke to Antena 3 CNN about the “potential we could have” in collaborations with the United States.
“For us it is very important to advance the economic component. From our point of view, we are under the potential we could have, both in terms of investments in the United States, here, in the private area, as well as the possibility of expanding some businesses in Romania in the United States market,” said the minister.
The head of Romanian diplomacy has claimed that our country has also contributed to the negotiations for the Commercial Agreement between the EU and the US, announced on Sunday by US President Donald Trump and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.
“We contributed during this period, through the Romanian teams, to the common negotiation between the European Union and the United States. We have certain areas that are of interest, especially nuclear energy, for example, the acquisition of aircraft, sure, and the special tariffs related to steel, the development potential in the microchip area and the technology remain for us.”
What Țoiu says about Romania's return to Visa Waiver
The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was asked, on Wednesday night, what efforts are made today for our country to be reintroduced into the Visa Waiver program.
“We are at a time when we rebuild confidence, in which we rebuild the availability of significant investment in the future of these bilateral relations. There are a few things we have already done, which matters. For example, Romania's participation in the common statements at NATO level and from the European Union level, statements that condemn the hybrid attacks of the Russian Federation, the Campaig. On the territory of Romania, but also on the territory of other Member States or our neighbors in the Republic of Moldova, they are currently in progress.
Asked if our country could return to the program by the end of the year, the head of the Romanian diplomacy replied: “I cannot speak on behalf of the United States, but we had discussions to continue our efforts in this direction.”
Meeting between Nicușor Dan and Donald Trump
Asked about the preparations for Nicușor Dan's visit to the US, Oana Țoiu said: “First, this visit is already established from the time of telephone conversation between President Donald Trump and President Nicușor Dan.”
“Romania is no longer at a time when the question arises whether the visit will take place or if the meeting between presidents will take place. Rather, now, our priorities are related to the content of the agenda, the future steps and the way we advance in the bilateral relationship with the United States,” the head of the Romanian diplomacy said.
