Thursday, July 3rd

Joint press conference with the Romanian foreign minister and Italian ambassador

Romania supports "very committed" Italian EU presidency priorities and shares the objectives of a "stronger and more integrated" Europe, says Romanian foreign minister, Titus Corlatean.The statement was made during a joint press conference, with the Italian ambassador in Bucharest, Diego Brasioli, held today at the launch of the rotating Italian presidency of the European Union Council. Referring to the results of recent European elections, marked by the rise of extremist and eurofobe currents, Titus Corlatean appreciated the need for ways to prevent the erosion of the European project to support the rights and freedoms that it assumes.

Romanian Government has approved the proposal to organize the first annual conference "Romanian Language in the World"

Romanian Government has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Education to organize the first annual conference "Romanian Language in the World". The event will be held in Arizona, United States, from 9 to 13 October. According to a press release, the decision that the first conference to be held at Arizona State University takes into account many factors, including the existence and functioning from 2011 of a Romanian language lectureship and the representative number of students applying for the program "Romanian language", over 200 in this academic year, the largest number of students in existing Romanian lectorates.

Romanian military ends its combat missions in Afghanistan

After 12 years of the onset of the ISAF mission, Romanian military ends its combat missions in Afghanistan. The 20th Infantry Battalion Black Scorpions is the latest maneuver battalion deployed in Zabul. These days, at the Kandahar airport Romanian military execute specific maneuvers to exit the theater of operations. Training, guidance and assistance mission in Afghanistan will continue. Yesterday, the Supreme Council of National Defence established that Romania will participate with nearly 200 soldiers and 50 police officers.

Adrian Strugariu

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