Diplomacy

The Romanian foreign minister Bogdan Aurescu was received on Friday by the president of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on the sidelines of a trilateral security meeting that brought together the foreign ministers of Romania, Poland and Turkey in Istanbul.

Erdogan commended Romania’s and Poland’s management of the humanitarian crisis entailed by Russia’s aggression in Ukraine, while Bogdan Aurescu highlighted Turkey’s role at the Black Sea. The Romanian foreign minister also voiced support for NATO’s open door policy and for the accession of Sweden and Finland. Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Bogdan Aurescu also emphasised the relevance of the bilateral strategic partnership signed in 2011, in the current geopolitical circumstances.

Eugen Cojocariu – RRI