The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Terence Quick, received today the Romanian Ambassador Lucian Fatu and the Swedish Ambassador Charlotte Sammelin.
With the Romanian Ambassador, Mr Quick discussed the three Meetings planned in February, March and May, in Bucharest, by the Romanian Presidency of the European Union, under the responsibility of the Ministry of Diaspora.
The first Meeting, at the level of experts, will deal with the measures to be taken to tackle the problem of ever-increasing trafficking, the second Meeting at the level of ministers, will focus on the overall strategy to be adopted by European countries in order to meet the needs of their expatriate populations who reside in various parts of Europe, and the third session, to be held at the level of officials, will look at the cultural, economic, social and educational cooperation among expatriate communities in every European country they live.
Mr. Quick accepted the invitation of the Minister for Romanians Abroad, Natalia-Elena Intotero, for a bilateral meeting in the context of the March Ministerial Meeting, which will later become a tripartite meeting including Cyprus, as the Cypriot Presidential Commissioner for Overseas Cypriots, Fotis Fotiou, will also be present in Bucharest.
The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs also received the Swedish Ambassador, Charlotte Sammelin, with whom he discussed matters of bilateral interest and matters pertaining to developments in Europe, as well as the upcoming elections to the European Parliament.
January 16, 2019