Diplomacy. The Annual Meeting of Romanian Diplomacy began in Bucharest today, under the title ‘A firm foreign policy of Romania: managing challenges and maximizing opportunities’. President Klaus Iohannis is receiving the heads of diplomatic missions, the heads of consular offices and the directors of Romanian cultural institutes. Foreign Minister Luminiţa Odobescu’s special guest will be the counterparts from Chile, Alberto van Klaveren Stork, and Lithuania, Gabrielius Landsbergis. The main theme of the Annual Meeting of Romanian Diplomacy in 2023 is centered on the reaffirmation of foreign policy priorities, in the sense of managing challenges and capitalizing on the opportunities created by the current international environment. In the context of Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine, the need to intensify diplomatic dialogue and socio-economic efforts will be addressed, in order to strengthen the security architecture and international order based on rules. The Annual Meeting of Romanian Diplomacy is traditionally organized every year, close to the Day of Romanian Diplomacy – which, since 2005, has been marked on September 1.
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Defense. The Romanian Minister of Defense, Angel Tîlvăr, is participating, today and tomorrow, in Toledo (Spain), in the informal meeting of the EU Defense Ministers. The event will be opened by a working session dedicated to the EU’s contribution to security commitments for Ukraine and the analysis of the regional and global impact of the Russian Federation’s war of aggression against the neighboring country. According to the Romanian Defense Ministry, on the sidelines of the event, the Romanian will participate in the second meeting of the Steering Committee of the EU Satellite Center and will sign, together with his counterpart from the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the representative of Lockheed Martin, the letter of intent regarding the establishment of the F-16 training center in Romania.
