Foreign Affairs Minister Lazar Comanescu stated on Thursday, in an interview for DC News, that he wants a substantial consolidation of the economic dimension of Romania’s foreign policy.
“There is a need — and I have already initiated a process to this end — to substantially strengthen the economic dimension of Romanian foreign policy. It is an absolutely crucial matter. (…) I am glad I am benefitting from the support of the president as well as from that of the prime minister in this respect. In fact I am currently engaged in a dialogue with Vice Premier Costin Borc (editor’s note: Minister of Economy, Trade and Relations with the Business Environment), we are working to build a framework, both institutional, at a domestic level, as well as in regards to Romania’s external economic representation, that can turn this economic direction — or economic diplomacy — into one of the priority directions of action of our country,” the minister said.
In this context, the minister stated that Romania must draw inspiration from the experience of other countries, such as Germany and Austria, which recorded very good results in this area. More…