The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Oana Țoiu, met in Washington with Marco Rubio. The main topics discussed
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania, Oana Țoiu, had, starting at 9:30 pm, a bilateral meeting in which topics such as defense, regional security and energy were addressed.
“It was an excellent meeting. For both Romania and the US, our strategic partnership is important, both in the security part and in the common energy projects and the human links that were created against the background of building this strategic partnership..
It's the third time we meet. We first met in The Hague, at NATO summit, then in the United Nations format, in New York, in the work format transatlantic. However, it is the first bilateral meeting we have ”, said Oana Țoiu at Antena 3 CNN.
Asked if he discussed an increased presence of American troops in our country, Țoiu says: “We agreed together that it is very important for this presence to continue its role not only for Romania, but for the region. The presence of the US in NATO format also has a discouragement effect of potential intrusions, it also has a stability effect in the region, in terms of our neighbors who are not yet members of the EU or NATO. We also discussed the production related to the military area, armament and future investments in Romania. In these we speak of an increased stake in the investments and the development of common capabilities. They have already made this decision that President Nicușor Dan announced in the Parliament to increase the presence of Romania as an important factor for them in the strategy of the Middle East. Regarding the analysis of posture in Europe compared to Indo-Pacific, here will have the official documents most likely until the end of the year. ”
The second great topic of discussion was that of energy.
“We also discussed the nuclear, but also about the role that Romania has in contributing to the very important logistics part for the US in bringing the LNG to Europe.
A cordial moment in the conversation was related to the past, Romania and the US are among the first countries in the world, which not only discovered oil and started using it, but also one of the first multinationals in the world is Romanian-American, we found in the official documents, in the Official Gazette, in Archives, even from 1915, a general meeting ””he said.
About 30 minutes the meeting with the US Secretary of State lasted. In the end, gifts were changed, but this was done at the level of “The team of counselors” And the minister did not get to see the gift received.
Also, Oana Țoiu has announced that she has discussed with Marco Rubio and about the visit of President Nicușor Dan to the United States and the meeting with President Donald Trump, which will take place next year.
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