Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine violates the basic principles of international law, Chilean Foreign Minister Alberto van Klaveren Stork said on Monday. The minister spoke of the historical relationship between Romania and Chile. He is currently on a visit to Bucharest, where he held a joint press statement with his Romanian counterpart, Luminiţa Odobescu. Alberto van Klaveren Stork is a special guest of the Annual Meeting of Romanian Diplomacy that will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday in Bucharest, under the theme ‘A firm foreign policy of Romania: managing challenges and maximizing opportunities’. The special guest of the meeting will be the head of the Lithuanian diplomacy Gabrielius Landsbergis. The main theme of the event is centered on the reaffirmation of foreign policy priorities, in the sense of managing challenges and in the perspective of capitalizing on the opportunities generated by the current international environment. In the context of the most serious security challenge on NATO’s Eastern Flank, the theme of security, cohesion and connectivity is the subject of a plenary session. The agenda of the meeting also includes the contribution of Romanian diplomacy to the consolidation of the European project, economic development strategies, the organization, abroad, of the three rounds of elections in 2024, with an emphasis on the smooth running of electoral processes in the diaspora, the role of Romanian missions in the promotion of cultural diplomacy and scientific cooperation.
Eugen Cojocariu, Radio Romania International
