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ForMin Melescanu: Romania steady on position, let Israel, Palestine live in good neighborliness
Minister of Foreign Affairs Teodor Melescanu said on Friday that Romania steadily preserves its position as to the creation of two states - Israel and Palestine - pointing out that the two sides need to seek avenues of direct dialogue, and not resort to unilateral measures that could have a negative impact on negotiations.
"Romania's position is the one we have consistently had as regards the idea of creating two states — Israel and Palestine — living in good neighborliness and prosperity, true to our vision that this solution must be found through the stakeholders' direct dialogue and at the same time to the idea that it is advisable not to resort to unilateral measures that could have a negative impact on the negotiations. The decision announced by the US is, in my opinion, an encouraging element, because President Trump clearly sends a signal — leaving aside the embassy's relocation — about the desire of the US to get involved in finding a solution, and especially stressing that the situation of Jerusalem, the situation of the two states in the region, will be the subject of negotiations and the legal status of the two states and of Jerusalem will be nailed down depending on the solutions they agree upon," Melescanu said, when asked how he comments the decision announced by US President Donald Trump on the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
The Romanian chief diplomat participated on Friday in the launch of the public communication campaign "We are NATO" at the Faculty of Law of the Bucharest University.