Lower Chamber Speaker Liviu Dragnea met with the next US national security adviser Michael Flynn
In the United States, Lower Chamber Speaker Liviu Dragnea met with the next US national security adviser in the new Trump administration, Michael Flynn. The two discussed about the excellent prospects of the strategic partnership between Romania and the United States, wrote the leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) on a social network. Liviu Dragnea gave assurances that the current government in Bucharest will respect Romania’s commitment to allocate 2% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to defense. The American representative confirmed the special interest of the United States for Romania, said Lower Chamber Speaker Liviu Dragnea. (RADIO ROMANIA reports)
Minister of Foreign Affairs warns Romanian citizens traveling to Bulgaria
The Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs warns Romanian citizens traveling to Bulgaria that a Code Yellow for snow, black ice and wind will be in force tomorrow. On the national road I-2, Ruse-Razgrad segment, the traffic is temporary limited for all vehicles to remove snow drifts and for road cleaning. On other roads, such as Sofia-Vidin and Ruse-Byala, the traffic is in winter conditions. The Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs states that the Bulgarian authorities could decide other restrictions too in order to avoid traffic congestion and the blocking of cars in traffic. More information can be found on „mae.ro” website at „Travel Alerts”. (RADIO ROMANIA reports)
Romania participates in the International Tourism Fair in Madrid
In Madrid, 165 countries participate in the International Tourism Fair. Romanian stand is represented by 26 tour operators. According to official data, about 100,000 Spanish tourists visited Romania last year. „I wish that the upward trend in the last five years to continue,” said the representative of the Ministry of Tourism, Constantin Apostol, „as many Spaniards as possible to come to Romania and effectively in 2017 to have a double-digit growth again.” The representative of the Ministry of Tourism stated that Romania’s participation in the International Tourism Fair in Madrid is higher this year compared to previous editions. (RADIO ROMANIA reports)
Adrian Strugariu, RADOR
