President Iohannis' activity report 100 days into mandate

President Klaus Iohannis on Tuesday, 100 days since he has become head of state, reviewed his main achievements over this period, underscoring the constitutional responsibilities he has in regards with national defence, national security and foreign policy.

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"Today, 100 days have passed since I have become Romania's President. This period is a first step towards the Romania we are building together," Iohannis said in a post on Facebook.

He brought to mind the signing of the political agreement on increasing funding for defence, pointing out that this contributes to the national security "in a period of concerns at the EU and NATO eastern border." In context, Iohannis also said that Romania is consolidating the Strategic Partnership with the USA in the political, military, security and economy areas.

"My visit to the NATO headquarters confirmed Romania's commitment to the North-Atlantic partners and the strengthening of the eastern flank. The servicemen I paid a visit to at Cincu are participating together with the Allies in difficult and risky missions abroad. They are acknowledged for their courage and professionalism," the head of state added.

Iohannis reminded of the official visit paid to Kiev, showing that he gave guarantees to Ukraine's President on Romania's militating for a diplomatic solving of the tensions with Russia.

"In Warsaw, I established with President Komorowski a new relation between our administrations and a close collaboration in the realm of regional security," Klaus Iohannis also said.

On the other hand, he also brought to mind his other official visits, to France, Germany and the Republic of Moldova.

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