Bucharest, June 24 /Agerpres/ – At a meeting on Friday in Copenhagen with his counterpart Lene Espersen, Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi underscored Romania’s interest in attracting Danish investment for agriculture, the food industry, rural development, energy, environmental protection and tourism.
The two ministers also discussed actual ways of boosting commercial exchanges and Danish investment in Romania, as Denmark is ranked only 21st in the ranking of Romania’s foreign trade partners, says the release.
Espersen is quoted as reconfirming Denmark’s support for Romania’s accession to the Schengen Area. Baconschi mentioned in the context that Romania is already acting as a member state concerned about the consolidation of the Schengen Area and the security of European Union’s external borders. The two ministers also discussed boosting police cooperation, particularly in the field of the exchange of intelligence and expanding the bilateral actions to include the police academies.
Among the other European affairs topics approached at the meeting were the priorities of the Danish presidency of the European Union in the first half of 2012; negotiations over the post-2013 multi-annual financial framework, the common agricultural policy, the cohesion policy, the neighbourhood policy and the enlargement of the European Union.
Also discussed were the latest developments in North Africa, the Middle East and Afghanistan. In relation to the North Africa, the two ministers underscored the need to promote a comprehensive and visionary agenda for the cooperation partners in the Southern Neighbourhood, with Romania and Denmark sharing their common interest, as allies, in stability and democratisation in the region, says the MAE release.
In relation to the participation of the two countries in the Afghanistan military operations, recognition was voiced of the excellent cooperation at a political and military level between Romania and Denmark, as both countries are an important military presence in southern Afghanistan. In this context, it was underscored that the two countries will continue to provide the necessary support to Afghan authorities for building a sustainable state, says the release.
Part of his official visit to Copenhagen, Baconschi also met Chair of the Committee on European Affairs of the Danish Parliament Anne-Marie Meldgaard and Director of the Danish Institute for International Affairs Nanna Hvidt. The Romanian chief diplomat introduced Romania’s stance on topics of common interest on the European agenda, underscoring the fact that Romania has met its commitments to its European allies and partners, MAE says.
Source: Romanian National News Agency