Iohannis: The presence of Luxembourgish troops, a strong signal of support for enhancing Romania's security
President of Romania Klaus Iohannis said on Tuesday at the military base at Cincu, after a meeting visiting Prime Minister of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel, that the presence of the Luxembourgish troops is a strong signal of Luxembourg's support for enhancing Romania's security.
"The presence of the Luxembourgish troops is a strong signal of the solidarity support of this NATO member state for enhancing Romania's security amidst a dramatic deterioration of the security situation in our neighbourhood," said Iohannis.
The head of state welcomed the "special quality of the relationships between Romania and Luxembourg," pointing out that their political and diplomatic dialogue has lately been close.
Iohannis also said that the in-depth discussions with Bettel reconfirmed the convergent objectives within NATO and the European Union.
"Thus, we discussed security developments and strongly condemned Russia's recent escalation of attacks in the Danube Delta and Black Sea. We reconfirmed Romania's multidimensional support for Ukraine, which will continue for as long as it takes. I reiterated Romania's commitment to further contribute to facilitating the transit of Ukrainian grain," said Iohannis.
He went on to say that the bilateral dialogue "highlighted the common objective of the two countries in favour of a stronger and more resilient European Union, a union of values in which citizens can trust, which provides stability and is prepared to meet the challenges of the future." At the same time, Iohannis said that the two countries will continue to work together to achieve this goal.
"At the same time, we maintain our support for the expansion of the European Union both in the region of the Western Balkans and in the Eastern neighbourhood. Romania will act firmly for a decision at the level of the European Council regarding the opening of negotiations with Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova."
Iohannis added that he thanked Bettel for the strong and constant support expressed by Luxembourg in favour of Romania's accession to the Schengen Area.
President Iohannis also thanked him for "Luxembourg's open attitude towards the Romanian community in the Grand Duchy" that is well integrated and contributes to the economic development of the host country and to strengthening the ties between the two countries.
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