Luminița Odobescu discussed with Antony Blinken about strengthening Moldova's resilience
Romanian Foreign Minister Luminița Odobescu said on Monday that Romania, as a member of NATO and the European Union, currently has the most important or strongest security guarantees in history, according to Agerpres. At the same time, the officials expressed their unwavering support for Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova.
Asked whether there was a danger that Romania's territory could be hit, Odobescu replied: "I would not like to speculate on this nature, because, from our point of view, at this moment, Romania, as a NATO member, as a member of the European Union, has the most important or most solid security guarantees in our entire history, so this is very, very important to underline at this moment".
"And I think that by opening the border points, by improving the infrastructure, not only the river infrastructure, but also the land and rail infrastructure, by everything that has been done in the last period, we have shown that we have been able to find solutions and we will continue to work at the Government level. We have already discussed in close coordination, as I said, with the European Commission, because these things are managed through these solidarity corridors with European support to further help Ukraine," said Lumița Odobescu.
She also mentioned that in the discussion with the US Secretary of State, the importance of support to strengthen Moldova's resilience was stressed.
"Everything that has been happening in recent days is happening in the vicinity of Romania, but also of the Republic of Moldova, and it is important to coordinate, both with American and European partners, to continue supporting the Republic of Moldova," the minister stressed.
The US head of diplomacy's discussion with Romanian Foreign Minister Luminița Odobescu comes at a time when Russia bombed the Ukrainian port of Reni, across the Danube from Galati, with drones overnight.
It is the first time Russia has attacked Ukrainian infrastructure on the Danube, after withdrawing a week ago from the July 2022 Istanbul Agreement brokered by the UN and Turkey on Ukrainian grain exports on the Black Sea.
