Romanian defence minister Vasile Dîncu is today attending in Brussels a meeting of EU defence ministers as part of the EU’s Foreign Affairs Council. Talks are focusing on the security situation in Ukraine as a result of Russia’s invasion and the Union’s support for Ukraine. Romania’s foreign minister Bogdan Aurescu was also in Brussels yesterday to attend a meeting of EU foreign ministers. He presented, among others, the measures taken by Romania to support Ukraine and said his country would continue humanitarian efforts, including assistance to the refugees crossing the border into Romania and via the humanitarian hub in Suceava, in the north-east. He also expressed support for the sixth package of sanctions against Russia, emphasising the need to maintain pressure on the latter. He also called for broader international effort to create a transport corridor for Ukrainian goods to third destinations, including by sea, especially for cereals, saying Romania could also act as a transit route.
Eugen Cojocariu, Radio Romania International
