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Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu’s visit to Germany continued on Wednesday with a meeting with representatives of the German business sector. The Romanian official later met the vice-president of the Bundestag, Katrin Göring-Eckardt, as well as members of the main parliamentary factions. Marcel Ciolacu highlighted the importance of bilateral cooperation and the significant potential it offers, considering Germany is Romania’s top trade partner. Germany has expressed an interest to invest in the Romanian petrochemical sector, given the discovery of new gas deposits in Romania, as well as in the Romanian raw materials industry, in the context of the upcoming effort to reconstruct Ukraine. The Romanian Prime Minister pointed out Romania has numerous resources, as well as energy projects that should ensure Romania plays a key role in securing stability in the region, also underlining Romania’s potential in the agricultural sector. Also on Wednesday, Prime Minister Ciolacu met with representatives of the German defense sector. On the first day of his visit on Tuesday, Marcel Ciolacu met Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who reiterated his country’s support for Romania’s Schengen accession in 2023.