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Embassy of Romania in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ____________________________________________________________________________________________ No. 12/ 6th Year POLITICS 1. President Basescu participates at the ASEM Asia-Europe Meeting in Milan 2. President Basescu presented the agenda of the European Council meeting in Brussels 3. President Basescu: the Army has a duty and mission to defend the Black Sea territory Romania 4. President Basescu remarks on the results of the parliamentary elections in Ukraine 5. New ambassadors appointed to Romania, received at the Cotroceni Palace 6. King Mihai of Romania is part of the country’s national history, PM Victor Ponta says 7. ForMin: Romania took an important step in the waving of visas to Canada 8. China, a priority of Romania’s policy for developing ties with the Asian countries 9. 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The most powerful laser in Europe, inaugurated in Magurele CULTURE 1 Arundel House, 4 Palace Green London W8 4QD UK Phone: 0044 (0)20 7937 9666 Fax: 0044 (0)20 7937 8069 e-mail: [email protected] web site: www.london.mae.ro Embassy of Romania in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Suceavea County’s monasteries, flames of faith and artistic creation cores 2. Les films de Cannes a Bucharest festival 3. The Putna Monastery, ‘the Jerusalem of the Romanian nation’ 4. RONOG 2014, the first international conference of internet and telecommunications operators organized in Romania 5. Russia, the guest honour of this year’s edition of Gaudeamus International Book Fair POLITIC 1. President Basescu participates at the ASEM Asia-Europe Meeting in Milan President Traian Basescu said that at the incoming Asia-Europe summit, Romania will be campaigning for as deep as possible liberalisation solutions in the economic ties between Asia and the EU. 'The summit is important because it discusses the merits of the economic relations and a sustainable development of the two regions. In my opinion, the most important thing, the sensitive issue of the first session, regards the liberalisation of trade between the two continents, Asia and Europe. As far as Romania is concerned, we will support solutions that will lead to an as deep as possible liberalisation of trade between Asia and the EU, in line with the EU precepts,' Basescu said at the Henri Coanda Airport before leaving for the summit. As far as security is concerned, he said that Romania's positions on Ukraine and the Middle East are known, adding that Romania will back up its traditional positions of the past ten years. He mentioned that the ASEM Asia-Europe Meeting in Milan on Thursday and Friday will have three sessions, with the first to tackle the economic relations between South-East Asia and Europe, the second to discuss cooperation between Asia and Europe in solving global issues, and the third strictly for the heads of state, security issues. The President said the last part of the meeting will not be included in the conclusions of the summit. 'The measure was likely taken because there is the certitude of a difficulty reaching a consensus, given that the issues to be discussed regard the situation in Ukraine, the peace process in the Middle East, the latest developments in the South China Sea, the current situation in Korea and other highly sensitive issues,' he said. The President added that attending the summit in Milan will be 21 Asian countries and 30 European countries - the EU member states plus Switzerland and Norway - the president of the European Council, the president of the European Commission and the secretary general of the Southeast Asia 2 Arundel House, 4 Palace Green London W8 4QD UK Phone: 0044 (0)20 7937 9666 Fax: 0044 (0)20 7937 8069 e-mail: [email protected] web site: www.london.mae.ro Embassy of Romania in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Treaty Organisation. 2. President Basescu presented the agenda of the European Council meeting in Brussels Romanian President Traian Basescu said at the Henri Coanda International Airport that the need to multiply gas supply sources, as well as a possible failure of Ukraine-Russia negotiations will be on the agenda of the European Council meeting in Brussels. The head of state issued a press statement before flying to Brussels. Basescu told journalists that the agenda of the European Council meeting includes topics such as climate change as regards the 2021- 2030 period, the energy security strategy, the measures and actions of the EU in response to the Ebola outbreak. In addition, those attending the meeting will take a decision as regards the validation of the new European Commission that has just been given the green light from the European Parliament. Basescu also said the talks on climate change target the 2021-2030 period, as the United Nations Climate Change Conference will take place next year in Paris and the EU must set up its objectives and seek to team up with all the other major economies, the U.S., China, the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China). At the meeting of the General Affairs Council, where Romania was represented by the Government, the East-European countries, the former communist countries and the old EU member states have struck a balance, Basescu pointed out. "It means that at this Council, the most important thing is not to ruin the balance already achieved at the negotiations at Government level. Of course, if other options are expressed by the heads of state or government, although it's hard to believe that the Governments did not have the mandate of those attending the Council, talks will be resumed. But I hope that we'll manage to reach conclusions based on the things decided by the ministers at the meetings held over the past two days," Traian Basescu said. The President added that another topic to be discussed in Brussels regards the EU energy security strategy, the stake being the interconnection between gas transport and electricity networks. 3. President Basescu: the Army has a duty and mission to defend the Black Sea territory Romania 3 Arundel House, 4 Palace Green London W8 4QD UK Phone: 0044 (0)20 7937 9666 Fax: 0044 (0)20 7937 8069 e-mail: [email protected] web site: www.london.mae.ro Embassy of Romania in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ____________________________________________________________________________________________ President Traian Basescu said at Carei that the Romanian Army has a duty and mission to defend the Black Sea territory Romania has won in a court case before the International Court in The Hague. 'A new mission for the Romanian Army that emerged in the past ten years is the defence and preservation of the Black Sea land won in the International Court in the Hague. Romania's war fleet and the land troops deployed in Dobrogea have a duty and mission to defend these 10,000 square kilometres in the Black Sea, which means huge resources for the national energy system,' Basescu told a Romanian Army Day ceremony at Carei. He concluded his speech by thanking the Romanian Armed Forces for how they conducted their missions under his ten-year presidential tenure. 'The mission of the Romanian Army has always been fully consonant with the interests of the Romanian nation, and today, on this anniversary, allow me as the commander-in-chief to thank the Romanian Army for its part in the history as well as for how they conducted their missions under my ten-year presidential tenure,' said Basescu. 4. President Basescu remarks on the results of the parliamentary elections in Ukraine President Traian Basescu hailed the result of the parliamentary elections carried out in Ukraine on Sunday, according to a Presidential Administration release. 'The massive voting in favour of the pro-European parties, on the one hand, the Ukrainian people's will for the country to continue the path to the European integration and, on the other hand, the determination of the winning political parties of answering to the majority will of the Ukrainian electorate,' shows the message of the head of state on the elections of Ukraine. He underscores that 'Romania will be a loyal partner of Ukraine on this extremely difficult path, but which represents the only correct option.' According to the polls broadcast after the ballots closed, the bloc of President Petro Poroshenko and the People's Front headed by Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk each obtained 21.6 per cent of the votes. The next positions are taken by Samopomici party (10.6 per cent), made up the young militants and combatants who fought against the pro-Russian separatists, the allies of former president Viktor Yanukovych joint in the Bloc of Opposition (9.6 per cent), the Radical Party (7.5 per cent), headed by Oleg Lyashko, and the Batkivshchyna party of former PM Yulia Tymoshenko (5.8 per cent).