MAE

Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu held talks with a delegation of the US Congress headed by Mike Turner, chief of the House Intelligence Committee, on the sidelines of the Security Conference in Berlin on Saturday. During the talks he had with Mike Turner, who is also co-chair of the Friendship Group with Romania, Aurescu hailed the Congress’ support in the efforts to strengthen NATO’s Eastern Flank and highlighted the importance of the US assistance in the transatlantic security, including through the beefed-up military presence in Romania. The members of the US delegation have highlighted the major role Romania plays among the US allies. Mike Turner has thanked Minister Aurescu for the exceptional efforts Romania made as part of the multidimensional support granted to Ukraine and for its role as a leader in ensuring regional security.