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PM Ciolos: Romania should emphasise economic component of its strategic partnership with US
Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos said Monday that besides the security component of the strategic partnership between Romania and the US, its economic component should be developed.
"I believe that right now, besides the strategic partnership aimed at security, which has developed and has been worked on a lot over the past years, we should be emphasising the economic component, (...) all the more so as the objectives of the US president-elect seem to include investment, the economy. I believe that Romania, one of the countries with the most sizeable economic growth in its geographical areas in Europe, can develop its partnership with the US by emphasising increasingly more often the investment and business potentials that could be developed between Romania and the US. (...) I also believe that by pragmatically addressing this partnership, Romania can build on what has been achieved so far," Ciolos told Adevarul Live webcast on Monday.
He went on to say that the strategic partnership between Romania and the US has advanced irrespective of the US leadership.
"I believe the strategic partnership between Romania and the US transcends the tenure of a presidential administration there, and I also believe that the partnership has proved its solidity over the past years. Since entering this partnership, there have been several US presidents in office and each time, I would say with no exception, the partnership has advanced, because it is grounded in shared interests," said Ciolos.