President Klaus Iohannis said on Thursday that the independence of Romania and Europe is deeply linked to the independence and energy security, and Bucharest can become an exporter of security in the region by supporting energy interconnectors and exploit their own resources, Agerpres reports.
Romania's independence and Europe’s is deeply linked to the energy independence and security. Romania could become an exporter of security in the region through a policy of supporting energy interconnectors and exploiting their resources. Romania welcomes the emphasis on the goal of achieving energy union. We consider essential to strengthen the consolidation of solidarity within the European Union between the Union and its neighbors and to prioritize infrastructure projects in this region, "said Iohannis during the annual meeting with heads of diplomatic missions accredited to Romania.
In this context, he wished success to Latvia, which took over the EU Council Presidency, showing that it will have to manage "multiple challenges internally" in Eastern and Southern neighborhood of the Union, and cross-cutting challenges such as terrorism and combating the migration phenomenon.