Presidents Iohannis, Komorowski adopt joint declaration to boost Romania - Poland Strategic Partnership

AGERPRES correspondent Florentina Peia reports: President Klaus Iohannis announced on Thursday having adopted, together with his Polish counterpart Bronislaw Komorowski, a joint declaration to boost Romania's Strategic Partnership with Poland.

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"We discussed the security situation in the eastern neighborhood and the role and responsibilities Romania and Poland have in the region. On this basis, together with President Komorowski, we agreed that our Strategic Partnership requires reassessment and reconsolidation. We just adopted a joint declaration to this effect, as a continuation and enhancement of the one regarding the Strategic Partnership between Romania and Poland, signed in Bucharest in 2009. This new declaration points out that the relations between our countries are now at an all-time high, but also that we want to take them even further, especially as regards the strategic component," said Iohannis.

He thanked the Polish President for the talks, openness and the extremely good conclusions.

"I am very happy to be here in Poland, in response to the invitation Mr. President Komorowski extended to me. He addressed this invitation on the first day after my election as President of Romania, and it produced me great joy. We have since prepared this visit, and here we are, having effectively met. This visit I pay at the beginning of my term emphasizes, and I want it to emphasize, the importance myself, all of us, attach to the relationship between Romania and Poland. This relationship is based on the Strategic Partnership of substance we have in place and which we want to deepen," said Iohannis.

He termed talks with his Polish counterpart as cordial and weighty.

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