Romania's President Traian Basescu (L) shakes hands with NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer after a meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels June 30, 2008. REUTERS
Brussels, June 30, 2008 - The Secretary General of the North-Atlantic Alliance Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said on Monday that NATO does not want to play a role in the Trasndniester issue. The NATO official told a joint press point with Romanian President Traian Basescu that the Republic of Moldova is doing progress in the Partnership for Peace framework and that NATO is in permanent contact with the authorities in Chisinau.
”Yet, NATO does not play, nor does it seek to play any role over the Transdniester issue” Scheffer said in the joint statement.
In his turn, President Traian Basescu outlined that the North-Atlantic Alliance does not get involved in the Chisinau‘s issue over Transdniester, as the Republic of Moldova is a’ neutral country’. ‘We have not discussed this topic, since, according to its Constitution, Republic of Moldova is a neutral country. Period,’ Basescu said.
The Romanian President was yesterday on a one-day visit to Brussels, at the headquarters of the North-Atlantic Alliance. The Romanian head of state discussed with the Secretary General the decisions adopted by allies at the NATO Bucharest Summit, and the stage of their implementation.
The two officials have also discussed the agenda of the next NATO summit in Strasbourg and Kehl next spring to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the North-Atlantic Alliance. President Basescu was also due to attend during the evening a conference organized at the Cercle Royal Gaulois by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, where he will deliver a speech.
Romania Report
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