AGERPRES special correspondent, Doroteea Purcarea reports: Prime minister Victor Ponta has had a meeting on Thursday with the King of Saudi Arabia, Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
At the meeting which took place at the Royal Palace in Riyadh, the Romanian Prime minister was accompanied by Economy minister Mihai Tudose, Health minister Nicolae Banicioiu, Education minister Sorin Cimpeanu, State Secretary with the Interior Ministry for political analysis and relation with the Parliament Radu Podgorean, and the former Foreign Intelligence Service head Teodor Melescanu, currently a PM’s counselor on Defence and Security matters.
The visit to Saudi Arabia is an important stage in the bilateral relationships’ level, as it is a first visit of a Romanian Prime minister since the diplomatic relations with this country were established, 20 years ago. More…