After the meeting with his Hungarian counterpart, Katalin Novák, in Bucharest, Romanian president Klaus Iohannis has said that that it is fundamental that the projects of interest are carried out in Romania only following Bucharest’s agreement, that they are not discriminatory on ethnic criteria and that they comply with Romanian, European and international law. Iohannis emphasized that Romania wants to have a high-quality education system, regardless of the mother tongue, and that all national minorities in our country have a representative in the Bucharest Parliament. In turn, Katalin Novák has stated that Romania can count on Hungary’s support for its Schengen accession. The Hungarian official has stressed that she wants to reduce the tensions between the two states and that although Bucharest and Budapest cannot have the same stand in absolutely all matters, dialogue is important. While on an official visit to Romania, she also had a meeting with the acting Speaker of the Senate, Alina Gorghiu. Strengthening cooperation, Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, as well as Hungary’s support for Romania’s accession to the Schengen area were among the topics addressed.
Eugen Cojocariu, Radio Romania International
