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Romania against EC trilateral plan for Romania, Moldova and Ukraine Oana Dan Foreign Affairs Minister Mihai Razvan Ungureanu, in attendance Monday at the meeting of the General Affairs and External Relations Council in Brussels, told participants that Romania does not agree with the suggestion of the European Commission to turn the bilateral relations Romania has separately with Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova, into a trilateral project. He explained this would make cooperation more difficult and would create issues on how to use money for regional programs. Ungureanu also said that Romania has a better relationship with Moldova than with Ukraine and turning discrete bilateral relations into a single trilateral one would not favor the efficiency of the cooperation. During his trip to Brussels, Ungureanu met with Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn; External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner; Javier Solana, the high representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy; and Marti Ahtisaari, the special United Nations emissary for Kosovo; and other European officials. The European ministers for foreign affairs tackled sensitive issues such as the situation of the Kosovo province in the Balkans, the crisis in the Middle East, and the situations in Sudan, Congo, Iraq and Iran. Ungureanu said he took advantage of the opportunity to present Romania's position on the issues highlighted on the meeting's agenda. The minister told the participants that authorities are preparing for the final dash toward EU accession, asking the representatives of the European institutions to support the country's entry. Ungureanu pointed out that Romania is a trustworthy partner of the EU, stressing that the country could be an important factor in stabilizing the Black Sea region and the Western Balkans. The members of the council focused on the situation in the Western Balkans, especially on the reconstruction of Kosovo, as the EU is planning to play an active role in the province's recovery. Ungureanu said the members of the council all agreed on the need for deeper and better involvement of the Union in outlining internal affairs and the budget of the region and in helping it apply for structural funds. "The plan is to have a European province there," pointed out the minister, summarizing hours of long talks on the issue. Local authorities in Pristina, Kosovo's capital, are to be closely monitored, to make sure they apply the European regulations and legislation. -- ______________ EuroAtlantic Club monitoring Romania's journey towards the EU http://www.europe.org.ro/euroatlantic_club/ mail to: P.O.Box 13-166, Bucharest 011737 e-mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. Check out the enhanced email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/SISQkA/gOaOAA/yQLSAA/RR.olB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> *** sustineti [romania_eu_list] prin 2% din impozitul pe 2005 - detalii la http://www.doilasuta.ro *** Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/romania_eu_list/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
