Prime Ministers of Romania

National Defence Minister Mircea Dusa in a meeting with US Embassy Charge d'Affairs Dean Thompson on Wednesday said that the situation in Ukraine represents 'a reason to worry both for NATO and for Romania, as ally state.'

Besides the situation in Ukraine, the two officials also talked about the development of the situation in the Middle East.

President Traian Basescu qualified Prime Minister Victor Ponta as 'a weaker politician than I was'; speaking at B1 TV on Tuesday, he mentioned that the difference was obvious when they signed the cohabitation pact.

The former leader of the National Liberal Party (PNL) Crin Antonescu announced that Liberal head Klaus Iohannis was elected on Monday as the party's candidate for the presidential elections to be held in November in Romania.

The Standing Delegation of the National Liberal Party (PNL) is convening today to select its candidate for this November's presidential election.

National leader of the Civic Force (FC) Mihai-Razvan Ungureanu on Sunday announced having accepted the office of Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) first deputy chairman, adding that he will not discard his bid for this November's presidential election.

France's Ambassador to Romania, Francois Saint-Paul has stated on Monday that the participation of Romanian soldiers in the parade on the Champs Elysees in Paris on the occasion of France's National Day represents a symbol of Romanian-French friendship.

Chairman of the opposition's Democratic Liberal Party (PDL) Vasile Blaga said on Tuesday evening that separately, PDL and the National Liberal Party (PNL) stand no chance to win the upcoming presidential election, but after they merge, the person they will pick as their common candidate has the best odds to defeat Social Democrat Victor Ponta.