Iohannis: Romania wants to be active factor in finding political solutions to eastern Ukraine crisis

Iohannis: Romania wants to be active factor in finding political solutions to eastern Ukraine crisis

President Klaus Iohannis on Tuesday said Romania is supporting Ukraine’s sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity, underscoring Romania’s wish to be an active factor in the find of political solutions to the eastern Ukraine crisis.

‘Romania wants to be an active factor in the find of political solutions to the eastern Ukraine crisis, in the promotion of democracy and peace in the region. We are interested in having a neighbour that is firmly committed to democratic consolidation and its path to Europeanisation,’ Iohannis said before taking off from the Henri Coanda Airport for an official visit to Kiev.

He said his visit will start with a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko and continue with talks with Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk and Chairman of the Supreme Rada of Ukraine Volodimir Groisman. More…