Romania’s foreign minister Bogdan Aurescu on Monday in Brussels attended a meeting of EU foreign ministers, who also had talks with the foreign minister of the Republic of Moldova Nicu Popescu. The talks were held at the proposal of minister Aurescu, the Romanian foreign ministry said in a statement. Speaking about Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, the Romanian minister reiterated his country’s commitment to support Ukraine and mentioned the multidimensional support granted in the last year, such as the transit of 12 million tonnes of Ukrainian cereals for export, economic facilities, the opening of new border crossing points to enhance connection, support for refugees, humanitarian aid, bilateral assistance to support Ukraine’s European path and support to increase resilience in other areas. Minister Aurescu also mentioned the support for the quick adoption of the tenth package of sanctions against Russia and for increased efforts to find a legal way of holding to account those responsible for the atrocities committed in Ukraine.
Eugen Cojocariu, Radio Romania International
