|
|
 |
|
Bucharest, April 16 /Agerpres/ - Romanian Foreign Minister Cristian Diaconescu met, on April 16, in Brussels, with president of the European Parliament Hans-Gert Poettering, on which occasion issues were approached on topical aspects on the agenda of the European Union, the situation in the Republic of Moldova, in particular. According to a press release of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the head of Romanian diplomacy appreciated the talks with Poettering as extremely encouraging and stressed that the European Parliament will take new steps in showing its solidarity with Romania and in dealing with other topics which have to be discussed and decided on, such as the sending of a EP mission of information and evaluation to the Republic of Moldova. Diaconescu also said "there will be a decision regarding a resolution of the EP taking into account the developments in the Republic of Moldova and the need that Europe, as as whole, shall protect the norms and values we consider highly important." Hans-Gert Pottering declared that the challenges facing Romania are also challenges for the EU. "We are one political family, we are together and we expect everybody to observe the European values. The European Parliament hopes that the Republic of Moldova will observe the European values and will closely watch the developments in that country," said Poettering. The situation in the Republic of Moldova had also been discussed in an extraordinary meeting of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament (AFET), held on April 15, 2009, in the presence of minister Diaconescu and of the representative of EP Delegation for the Republic of Moldova.
[Source:
Romanian National News Agency
AGERPRES
|
|
