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Serbian Prime Minister Mirko Cvetković met with his Romanian counterpart Emil Boc on Wednesday in Budapest. Cvetković said that Serbia deeply appreciates the principled stance of Romania regarding the defense of principles of international law in the Kosovo and Metohija issue.

Nabucco project is still a priority for Romania but the country will analyze every initiative, which can contribute to the energy security of the country and European Union, said Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc. He will attend an energy forum in Budapest. He added that at the summit in Budapest …

The Government of Moldova issued an official communique, announcing that it took cognizance of the U.S.-Romanian agreements to base anti-missile defense systems in Romania and analyzed their open character, allowing other interested players to get involved in strengthening common security.

Romanian Economy Minister Adrian Videanu announced on Friday (February 19th) that Russian gas giant Gazprom has officially invited Romania to join the South Stream gas pipeline project. “We will analyse this initiative with interest,” Videanu said, adding that Romania is open to any initiative that would contribute to the energy …

The IMF announced it would give Romania $3.32 billion as part of a big loan to help the country recover from its deep recession. The IMF, the World Bank and the EU drafted a $27.2 billion aid package last May. The latest tranche, which will be disbursed “immediately”, will bring …

Romania, Georgia and Azerbaijan will sign an agreement on construction of two liquefied natural gas terminals next month, Romanian Economy Ministry official Tudor Serban announced on Thursday (February 18th). Serban explained that one will be located at Romania’s Constanta seaport and the other in Georgia. The project is worth an …

The Moldovan Prime Minister Vlad Filat invite the Romanian Minister of Administration and Interior, Vasile Blaga, to put his shoulder to “demolishing the wired fence”. The cut the wire in pieces. Filat said that he will take several more pieces to Chisinau. Vlad Filat: After 66 years, finally going over …

Transnistria is willing to host Russian Rocket system Iskander, in case Russia will offer this to them. This declaration was made today by the leader of the Tiraspol administration, Igor Smirnov. The Transnistrian leader said that his offer appeared after Romanian expressed its intention to host the American anti-rocket shield.

Romania’s decision to allow elements of the US missile defense in Europe will not affect the US-Russia START nuclear talks or the situation with Moldova’s breakaway region Transnistria.

The former Soviet republic of Moldova began dismantling the last barbed wire fences along its border with Romania, Moldovan officials said, according to AFP. “In every region there are dismantlement plans that must be adhered to without fail,” Prime Minister Vlad Filat said Wednesday, according to his spokesman Igor Volnitchi. …