COOPERATION. Turkey is Romania’s main commercial partner outside the EU and the first non-EU destination of Romanian exports, Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu said on Friday, after the meeting with the Vice President of Turkey, Cevdet Yilmaz, in Bucharest. The discussions focused on the current security context, the optimal ways of cooperation bilaterally and as allies within NATO. “Romania remains firmly committed to the steps already started for the development of cooperation with the Republic of Turkey, in order to achieve the objectives set by both countries at economic level, through the bilateral Strategic Partnership, as well as in the field of security, in the Black Sea region”, the prime minister said. In turn, the Turkish official said that Romania and Turkey are two countries on the Black Sea that must cooperate closely, for regional security. He mentioned the current demining agreement signed by Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey and his country’s involvement in the context of Russian aggression against Ukraine.
