Romania’s Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă met in Bucharest with the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Dereck J. Hogan, who paid a visit to Bucharest to attend the US-Romanian Strategic Dialogue meeting. Talks focused on bialteral cooperation between Romania and the USA at political, economic and military levels. As regards sectorial cooperation, talks also addressed cooperation between the two sides in the fields of energy, IT&C and agriculture. Prime Minister Ciucă expressed an interest in attracting a larger number of US businesses with a view to developing more projects in Romania. Another major topic on the agenda for talks was regional security in the context of the Russian military aggression in Ukraine. The Romanian Prime Minister outlined multi-dimensional support, including humanitarian aid, financial assistance and logistics support for helping Ukraine export its grain, which Romania has provided to Ukraine as well as the Republic of Moldova. Bucharest’s significant contribution was hailed by the US administration. Additionally, the two officials also examined security developments in the Black Sea region. Secretary Hogan offered technical support to help Romania join the Visa Waiver programme.
