Minister Tilvar, Canadian officials discuss removal of visa requirements

Removing visa requirements and the continuation of the political dialogue for Romanian citizens to receive, in the shortest time possible, equal treatment in terms of visas with the citizens of the other EU states were among the subjects on the agenda of the talks between Minister-delegate for Relations with Romanians Everywhere Angel Tilvar and Canadian officials, during the Romanian official's current visit to Canada.

Minister Angel Tilvar
Photo credit: (c) Simion MECHNO / AGERPRES ARCHIVE

According to a press release issued on Tuesday for AGERPRES, Minister Angel Tilvar on Monday participated in the meeting of the Romanian delegation Canadian Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Chris Alexander, the meeting with the Speaker of Canadian Parliament's House of Commons Andrew Scheer, and in the signing of the Joint Declaration of the presidents of the two friendship groups, in the presence of the speakers of the Chamber of Deputies and the House of Commons.

The discussions referred to the objective of eliminating the visa obligation, and the sides agreed to continue the political dialogue for Romanian citizens to receive, in the shortest time possible, equal treatment in terms of visas with the citizens of the other EU states, and also to fully benefit from the provisions of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) recently signed by the European Union and Canada when this takes effect, with positive impact on the continuation of the Romanian-Canadian relations, as well as on the Romanian community in Canada, the release reads.

The good integration of the Romanian community in Canada, and the need to preserve its identity elements from a linguistic, cultural and spiritual viewpoint were also highlighted. In this...