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President Klaus Iohannis had, on Friday, during the visit he is conducting to Washington, a meeting at the US State Department with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, context in which the American official emphasized the vital importance of the Black Sea for Euro-Atlantic security and showed appreciation for Romania's progress in the anticorruption fight.
"Secretary of State Tillerson thanked Romania for the strength of its commitment as a strategic partner of the USA, but also as a NATO ally, recognizing the vital importance of the Black Sea region for Euro-Atlantic security. Furthermore, Secretary of State Tillerson expressed particular appreciation for the significant progress recorded by Romania in the anticorruption fight and in the support of the rule of law, that casts it as a model in the region," the Romanian Presidential Administration shows, in a release remitted to Agerpres.
The American official expressed his commitment for extending the Strategic Partnership with Romania.
According to the Presidential Administration, the meeting also was the scene of an in-depth discussion on the most relevant dimensions of the Romania-US Strategic Partnership, with an accent on the potential for common action that can bring added value, from the point of view of regional security. "The Romanian President emphasized, in this context, the fact that one of the key priorities for Romanian foreign policy remains the strengthening of the transatlatic link, Romanian being a state that is dedicated in equal measure to the European project, as well as to the Strategic Partnership with the USA," the Presidential Administration mentions in the release.
Furthermore, the two officials agreed that it is necessary to amplify the rhythm of consultations on specific topics, especially on the topic of the Black Sea. The Presidential Administration emphasizes that special attention was granted also to the objective of strengthening economic cooperation and the topic of energy security in the Black Sea region, Romania being one of the least dependent states from this point of view, with a potential to become, on the basis of resources in the continental shelf of the Black Sea and through the interconnection projects, a regional supplier.
President Iohannis presented his evaluation regarding the security situation in the Eastern Flank of NATO. The two high officials also had an exchange of opinions on other topics of interest in the international agenda. President Iohannis has, in the meantime, arrived at the White House to meet his American counterpart, Donald Trump, on the last day of his visit to the USA.
