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Iohannis: Partnership with US, decisive influence over Romania; Romanians know democratic values are non-negotiable
The strategic partnership with the US has decisively influenced the development of Romania, President Klaus Iohannis said Tuesday, adding that Romanians know today that democratic values are non-negotiable.
The United States remain the main guarantor of Romania's security, President Klaus Iohannis told a 4th of July reception party hosted by the US Embassy in Bucharest.He said Romania "brings a consistent and much appreciated contribution including to the US security." "You will always find in Romania an ally, a partner and a friend that you can count on," the head of state told the US representatives.
"This year, we celebrate two decades of the strategic partnership between Romania and the US. This partnership has decisively influenced Romania's development in all these 20 years. These 20 years Romania has learned, including with support from the US, what the force of democracy, respect for justice, the rule of law and transparency mean. The Romanian citizens know today that the democratic values are non-negotiable. They are the principles enshrined in the US Declaration of Independence and now they are bringing our nations even closer," Iohannis told a 4th of July reception party hosted by the US Embassy in Bucharest.
He said that Romanians have proved their maturity and moral uprightness, adding that it is time for Romania to be responsibly and predictably governed.
"The citizens of today's Romania have proved maturity and moral uprightness. The time is now for the country to be responsibly and predictably governed, by placing the citizens' interest uppermost and by proving to our foreign partners that Romania is the same stable partner that meets its commitments," added Iohannis.
În his opinion, after he met US President Donald Trump in Washington DC the relationship between Romania and the US is stronger than ever.
"I am convinced that following my meeting with President Trump, the relationship between Romania and the United States is stronger than ever and it has a future that is very, very bright," Iohannis told a 4th of July reception party hosted by the US Embassy in Bucharest on the US Independence Day.
În turn, ambassador Hans Klemm said that the US Embassy in Bucharest will fulfill President Donald Trump's commitment to further consolidate the strategic partnership between the US and Romania. He delivered a speech, alongside President Klaus Iohannis, in the opening of the event on US Independence Day.
The US diplomat mentioned in his speech Klaus Iohannis' official visit to the US last month, saying that Romanians and Americans have many things in common: love for freedom, pride of their culture, rich traditions and vast landscapes, charged of history, and he highlighted that Romania and the US are celebrating this year 20 years of strategic partnership.
Klemm said the US Embassy will now fulfill President Donald Trump's commitment to further consolidate the strategic partnership between the US and Romania, mentioning, in context, a US trade mission coming to Romania this autumn to encourage investment in both directions.
He mentioned that this thing can be achieved with a maximum efficiency in Romania, in a stable, predictable, transparent framework of policies, characterised by genuine consultations with all players involved, foreign investors included.
Klemm also spoke of defence collaboration between the two countries and mentioned Romania's commitment to invest two percent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in defnece spendinge, and also President Trump having congratulated President Iohannis on the efforts in the fight against corruption and in defending the rule of law.
Moreover, Klemm said that he expects to collaborate with the new Romanian government to develop each dimension of the strategic partnership.