After his official visit to #Japan, president @KlausIohannis is paying a visit to #Singapore, where earlier today he held talks with his counterpart, Halimah Yacob. The president highlighted Romania's goal to step up bilateral relations with Singapore. (1/5)
@KlausIohannis spoke of a set of common goals, such as inclusion policies, economic&social development. The officials examined the results of actions conducted with a view 2 promoting information society, cyber-security, education, gender equality, green transition. (2/5)
Iohannis expressed RO's interest to tap into the full potential of bilateral relations, specifically in terms of economic cooperation. He underscored Bucharest's objective 2 attract investment, arguing that RO is the 3rd-largest EU provider of IT services to Singapore. (3/5)
The president of Singapore, Halimah Yacob, in turn highlighted the importance of the bilateral relation considering Romania's growing profile at EU and @NATO levels, particularly in the geopolitical context generated by the #war in #Ukraine. (4/5)
President Yacob also addressed the need to boost #investment and two-way #trade, considering the opportunities provided by such sectors as IT&C, #cyber#security and #tourism. (5/5)
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The Biden administration will provide $300 million to the Republic of #Moldova in #energy#assistance and share #intelligence with this country, which Russia is trying to destabilize, the White House has announced. (1/4)
National security spokesman John Kirby told the media that, although it has not noticed any immediate #threat to the Republic of #Moldova, the USA believes Russia is trying to weaken this small country, to orchestrate an #insurrection and install a pro-Moscow government. (2/4)
Washington trusts #democratic and #economic institutions in Chișinău and their capacity to respond to these #threats, the US official went on to say. "We will continue to provide #assistance to this country", John Kirby added. (3/4)
The #biodiversity of the #Danube#Delta is not affected by dredging works on the Bystroye Canal, and the water flow on the river Danube did not report any significant changes compared to statistics published in recent years, says Environment Minister @BarnaTanczos. (1/4)
The statement came after the 1st measurements conducted by RO on the branch of Chilia&RO sections of the Danube. He said Ukrainian authorities must provide a written consent before the 3 RO ships can finalize depth measurements across the entire section of the Chilia branch (2/4)
Authorities from Romania&Ukraine have agreed to measure the depth of #Danube River canals after Kyiv started #dredging the Bystroye canal. The Ukrainian Infrastructure Ministry said that, once dredging works were completed, the depth of Bystroye grew from 3.9 to 6.5 meters. (3/4)
The bills on #Education are being analyzed by the Bucharest Government, in order to establish the final form that will be submitted for #Parliament approval. The debates in Parliament, however, are very likely to get heated. (1/4)
The Government believes that the new laws will help reduce #school#dropout, improve the country's #education system and help young people adapt to the labour market requirements. (2/4)
The opposition has criticised the amendments announced by the line minister @ligiadeca, describing the bills as faulty, superficially made and prone to creating imbalances. The bills have been criticized by #students, #teachers and #parents. (3/4)