Holocaust. In a message conveyed today on the National Holocaust
Remembrance Day, the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs pays tribute to the
memory of the victims of the Holocaust and expresses its solidarity with its
survivors. Promoting diversity, respect for the others, the equality of each
human being in relation to the others in terms of respect for fundamental
rights and freedoms are essential principles for the development of a democratic
society. The importance of combating and condemning as strongly as possible the
narratives of denial and distortion of the Holocaust is more evident than ever,
and the adoption, in May 2021, of the National Strategy for preventing and
combating anti-Semitism, xenophobia, radicalization and hate speech is the
latest expression of Romania s constant efforts to preserve the memory of the
past, protect the survivors and combat intolerance and discrimination, the MFA
press release reads.
Aid. The public debate on the
European Council. President Klaus
Iohannis reiterated, on Friday, in Prague, Romania s stand regarding the
independence, territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine and the
continuation of Bucharest s constant support, on multiple levels, including in
preparation for winter, in the context of the new escalations caused by the
Russian Federation. The head of state participated in the informal meeting of
the European Council in the Czech capital, where he expressed Romania s
openness to the reconstruction process. In another move, regarding the high
level of energy prices, a constant concern for Romania, Klaus Iohannis recalled
the need to adopt measures to ensure the decoupling of the price of electricity
from the price of natural gas. The main topics on the agenda of the European
Council meeting concerned the situation in Ukraine, developments in the field
of energy, from the point of view of the impact of high prices and efforts for ensuring
supply security, as well
MEETING – Romanian President Klaus Iohannis is today attending an informal European Council meeting in Prague, after having taken part on Thursday in the first meeting of the European Political Community. According to the Presidential Administration, Iohannis emphasised the need for a common European approach of the profound security changes that are taking place and which call for a joint and strong response. He also reiterated his call for determined and coordinated action in the face of the Russian Federation's constant efforts to divide the continent. Iohannis also pleaded for consolidating resilience mechanisms to address hybrid threats from Russia, underlining that reducing energy dependence, protecting the critical infrastructure and cyber security must be priority concerns.
SUPPORT – Authorities in Kazakhstan will support Romania in securing its supplies of oil and derivate products, Romanian Energy Minister Virgil Popescu, paying an official visit