Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos on Tuesday welcomed at the Victoria Palace Republic of Cyprus Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides, who is paying an official visit to Romania, informs a Government release to Agerpres. According to the release, the two officials hailed "the traditional friendly relations between Romania and Cyprus, at state and government level, and underscored the need to consolidate them through a steady cooperation, both on bilateral and EU level, and on foreign level."
Moreover, during the meeting they also discussed cooperation in the energy area "from the perspective of the development potential, through the establishment of the general cooperation framework and the creation of favourable conditions for promoting energy efficiency, energy and renewable sources preservation." "With regard to the perspective of exploring natural gas and capitalising on the gas deposits discovered in the Republic of Cyprus exclusive economic zone, the Prime Minister reiterated Romania's availability to support the training of specialists in this area," the cited release also reads.