RRI Newsflash

Visit. On Friday, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis held bilateral consultations with the Chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz, on the occasion of the Romanian head of state’s official visit to Berlin. The German leader informed Klaus Iohannis about the telephone conversation he’d had with the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, in which he asked him to stop the attacks on Ukraine. President Iohannis stressed that Germany was a reliable ally of Romania, contributing significantly to the strengthening of NATO’s Eastern Flank and to helping Ukraine resist the Russian aggression. The discussions between the two also looked at the development of economic relations, boosting investments and the strengthening of cooperation in the sphere of European affairs. Chancellor Olaf Scholz reassured Romania of Germany’s support for Schengen accession.