Romania’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Bogdan Aurescu, hailed the completion of the roadmap for Romania’s OCDE accession during his Thursday’s participation in the Organisation’s Ministerial Council in Paris. According to a Foreign Ministry communiqué, Romania’s firm commitment to completing the domestic preparations for ensuring the best conditions for unfolding the OCDE accession talks has been highlighted by Aurescu in his speech during the meeting. Aurescu has also mentioned the main present challenges to the objectives assumed at global level concerning the environmental protection, the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the illegal war Russia is presently waging on Ukraine. The head of the Romanian diplomacy said that the Russian aggression has among effects a higher emphasis on the use of fossil fuels, the destruction of the environment and marine ecosystems. On the sidelines of the event Aurescu held talks with his French counterpart Cathernie Colonna on the bilateral relations as well as topical issues at European and international levels with emphasis on security and the multiple implications of the Russian invasion in Ukraine.
