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Czech chief diplomat paid a visit to Bucharest
Romania's Foreign Minister Titus Corlatean and his Czech counterpart Lubomir Zaoralek signed on Monday in Bucharest an agreement between Romania and the Czech Republic on war graves.
'Among our priorities, we aimed to complete the bilateral legislative framework by signing the agreement between the two national governments on war graves. This agreement is a juridical instrument that will facilitate the two countries' efforts to treat with due respect the memory of Romanian and Czech heroes and also to take care, on a reciprocal basis, of their war graves,' Corlatean told a joint press conference with Zaoralek.
He said in his conversation with the visiting Czech Minister he also discussed the bilateral relationship between the two countries as well as topics on the European and world agenda.
'I discussed with the minister the economic dimension of the bilateral relationship as well and I have to note with certain satisfaction the fact that their commercial exchanges and investment have followed a constantly rising trend,' said Corlatean.
He mentioned that in 2013 trade between the two countries peaked out at nearly 2.5 billion euros and so far this year trade has increased by 19 per cent from the same period of the year before.
Corlatean said the 'highly worrying' security developments in the Black Sea basin related to Ukraine were also discussed.
In his statement, Zaoralek voiced appreciation over the conditions created by the Romanian Government for the Czech community of Romania's Banat region, mentioning that the creation by the Romanian Government of September 28 as the Day of the Czech Language is a strong sign of friendship between the two countries.
He also said the agreement on war graves is 'a form of respect for those who fell for the liberation of the two countries.' 'This agreement is symbolic, but it nevertheless shows that we have a past that we have to respect,' said Zaoralek.
The Czech chief diplomat also mentioned the European agenda as well as the positions of the two countries on main international issues.
Senate Speaker Calin Popescu-Tariceanu also had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Lubomir Zaoralek, discussing about Romanian-Czech cooperation at bilateral and European level, based on the latest results recorded in the European elections, while stressing the importance of creating such European policies that will generate new jobs and slash unemployment, especially among the youth, informs a press release of the Senate on Monday.
The Senate Speaker also underlined, on the same occasion, the importance and durability of the traditional friendship between the two countries and talked about the need of a new, more relaxed, approach of the EU in what concerns financial austerity.
Regarding the crisis in Ukraine, Tariceanu underscored the need for all EU countries to support the implementation of decisions taken at the European level for a settlement under the rules of international law.
In his turn, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Mr Lubomir Zaoralek, appreciated the durability of the Romanian-Czech friendship, reflected throughout history by many gestures that remain in the collective memory of the Czech people," reads the press release.
Zaoralek also appreciated the Romanian legislation in the field of minority protection, which ensures a harmonious development of the Czech minority in Romania and pleaded "for continued support by the relevant Romanian authorities and Czechs investors operating in Romania, in the difficult economic conditions facing the EU right now."