What Oana Țoiu and Marco Rubio discussed in Washington. The announcement of the US State Department

The consolidation of the strategic dialogue between Romania and the United States, along with cooperation in the field of defense, energy and border security, were among the topics addressed on Wednes, Washington, Foreign Minister Oana Țoiu and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, according to the US State Department.

“The Secretary of State Marco Rubio met on Wednesday with the Romanian Foreign Minister, Oana Țoiu. The two discussed elements of the bilateral strategic dialogue, including consolidated cooperation in the fields of defense, energy and security at the border,” the US State Department said in a press release.

Rubio appreciated the efforts of Romania to respect their commitments regarding the defense expenses and “the role of security supplier to the Black Sea”, it is shown in the statement attributed to the main deputy spokesman, Tommy Pigott.

“Also, the Secretary of State and Minister of Foreign Affairs discussed the involvement of American companies in Romanian projects in the field of civil nuclear energy and natural gas, as well as additional opportunities for economic cooperation,” concludes the US Department.

Țoiu: “At this moment, we are talking about an increased stake”

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Oana Ţoiu, met in Washington on Wednesday night with the head of American diplomacy, Marco Rubio. Oana Țoiu cataloged the meeting as a “excellent”.

“It was an excellent meeting because for both Romania and the United States, our strategic partnership is important, both in the security part and in the common energy projects and in human ties, in fact, which have developed against this confidence built by the strategic partnership. It is otherwise at the third time we meet. New York, in the transatlantic work format, ”Oana Ţoiu said on Wednesday night, at Antena 3, after meeting with Marco Rubio.

Țoiu said that the presence of the US in Romania also has a discouragement effect of potential intrusions, but also an effect of stability in the region and regarding the neighbors of our country, which are not members of the North Atlantic Alliance or of the European Union.

“We agreed together that it is very important for this presence to continue its role not only for Romania, but also for the region, in fact,” said Ţoiu. The head of the Romanian diplomacy added that they discussed, in terms of defense, of “the production related to the military area of ​​armament and current investments, but also the opportunities for future investment in Romania”.

Oana Ţoiu was also asked if you can talk about an increased presence of American military in Romania.

“At this moment, we are talking about an increased stake in investments and in terms of developing common capabilities. They have already made this decision that President Nicuşor Dan has announced in Parliament, to increase the presence in Romania, including an important factor for them in the strategy they have to the Middle East. More likely until the end of the year, ”said Oana Ţoiu, quoted by News.ro.

When will the meeting between Donald Trump and Nicușor Dan take place

Oana Țoiu also said that Marco Rubio also discussed about the meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Romanian counterpart, Nicuşor Dan.

“Yes, we also discussed the meeting of the presidents and here we are lined up regarding the possibility of having it in the first quarter of the following year,” said the head of Romanian diplomacy.