Romanian president Klaus Iohannis says that Romania wants to see an increased American presence in the region at all levels, military, economic, political as well as in the field of energy. The Romanian official delivered a speech on Tuesday at the meeting, which brought together heads of diplomatic missions, consulates and directors of Romania’s cultural institutions. „The development and deepening of our Strategic Partnership with the United States represents a pillar whose relevance has been reconfirmed and consolidated. We are profoundly committed to maintaining and strengthening the transatlantic relationship,” the president went on to say adding that Romania’s accession to Europe’s border-free area, Schengen, remains a priority for the coming period. Bucharest is these days hosting the Annual Meeting of the Romanian Diplomacy, under the suggestive motto ‘A firm foreign policy of Romania’s: managing challenges and making the most of opportunities’. The special guests of Romania’s Foreign Minister, Luminita Odobescu, are her counterparts from Chile, Alberto van Klaveren Stork and Lithuania, Gabrielius Landsbergis. Against the background of Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine, the event is focusing on the need for stepping up diplomatic dialogue and social-economic efforts with a view to strengthening the security architecture and the rule-based international order.
