The Foreign Ministers of Poland and Romania Partner On International Security.
By Ferdinand Olise
The Polish Foreign Affairs Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has visited his Romanian counterpart Emil Hurezeanu in Bucharest where strategic and political consultations for common stance on international security.
The Ministers reaffirmed the high importance of bilateral cooperation based on friendship, common values, and mutual respect, which have been the cornerstones of the continued development of the two countries’ strategic relationship. They also confirmed Poland’s and Romania’s common stance on the most important issues of international security. The officials also noted the need to strengthen transatlantic relationships.
Topics discussed included: the bilateral agenda, the EU enlargement to Ukraine, the Western Balkans and Moldova, and the related current activities of the Polish Presidency of the EU Council. Minister Sikorski and Minister Hurezeanu agreed that close cooperation between Warsaw and Bucharest on this issue and sharing their own accession experiences with the candidates can produce real effects.
During his visit to Bucharest, Minister Radosław Sikorski also met with Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu to discuss bilateral relations and key issues in the international situation.
