Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu Monday said, “Romania is one of the biggest supporters of the European and Euro Atlantic perspective of Georgia and we have supported Georgia quite a lot, including during the preparation of the reply to the questionnaire of the Commission.”

Aurescu believes “the place of Georgia, as the place of Ukraine and as the place of the Republic of Moldova are within the European Union because they belong to the European family.”

“I think it’s important that the opinions of the Commission be issued at the same time and also of course this would be the basis for the discussion for guidance within the European Council. I think granting the candidate status for all three countries; Ukraine, Republic of Moldova and Georgia is important because this is not the end of the process. It is just the start of a of a very important process and these countries need a road map for reforms. And of course after that it would be up to each and every country involved in the process to go on this path and to perform and we are ready Romania to support this process. We think that these decisions are needed and the momentum should not be lost,” he underscored in Brussels.

EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs are meeting today in Brussels.The Council informally exchanges views with the Western Balkans Foreign Affairs Ministers. EU Ministers also review the latest developments in the Russian aggression against Ukraine.

Doorstep by @BogdanAurescu #Romania, at today’s #FAC and the #EUCanada Joint Ministerial Committee Meeting, in #Brussels.
“We have to step up our engagement in political, but also in concrete forms and perspective for the countries in the #WesternBalkans“https://t.co/lpdgybdvs9

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