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Priorities
Since December 1989, Romania has actively pursued a policy of strengthening relations with the West in general, more specifically with the United States and the European Union.
It joined the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in 1972, and is a member of the World Trade Organization. The logo of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is the international organization entrusted with overseeing the global financial system by monitoring exchange rates and balance of payments, as well as offering technical and financial assistance when asked. ...
Logo of the World Bank The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD, in Romance languages: BIRD), better known as the World Bank, is an international organization whose original mission was to finance the reconstruction of nations devastated by WWII. Now, its mission has expanded to fight poverty by means...
WTO Logo The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an international, multilateral organization which sets the rules for the global trading system and resolves disputes between its member states, all of whom are signatories to its about 30 agreements. ...
It joined NATO in 2004. The NATO flag NATO 2002 Summit in Prague The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), sometimes called North Atlantic Alliance, Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for defence collaboration established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, D.C., on April 4...
It is set to become a member of the European Union (EU)on January 1st, 2007. A "Safeguard Clause" in Romania's EU Accession Treaty -- which was signed on April 25th, 2005 -- allows for a delay in accession to 2008 if the European Commission (EC) determines that Romania has not sufficiently enacted reforms necessary for entry into the EU. There is also some speculation in the media that the French and Dutch "No" votes against the EU Constitution in 2005, as well as broader skepticism in EU countries about the pace of EU expansion, could have an impact on the EC's final determination, expected to come out in a report in spring 2006. Bulgaria is expected to enter the EU at the same time as Romania.
The current administration has made public its intentions of strengthening ties with and helping other Eastern European countries (in particular Moldova, Ukraine and Georgia in the difficult process of euro-atlantic integration. Romania has made clear over the last 10 years that it believes in the "european vocation" (meaning NATO and EU membership) of the democratic former Soviet republics in Eastern Europe and the Caucasus. In December 2005, President Traian Basescu and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice signed an agreement that would allow a U.S. military presence at several Romanian facilities primarily in the eastern part of the country. The NATO flag NATO 2002 Summit in Prague The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), sometimes called North Atlantic Alliance, Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for defence collaboration established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, D.C., on April 4...
Traian Băsescu (born November 4, 1951) is a Romanian politician. ...
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Romania also declared its public support for Turkey and Croatia joining the European Union. Romania shares a priviledged economic relation with Turkey.
Romanian-Hungarian relations are at an all time high, with Hungary strongly supporting Romania's bid to join the EU and an ethnic Hungarian party participating in the current governing coalition.
Military relations and peacekeeping missions Romania was a helpful partner to the allied forces during the Gulf war, particularly during its service as president of the UN Security Council. Romania has been active in peacekeeping operations in UNAVEM in Angola, IFOR/SFOR in Bosnia, in Albania, in Afghanistan and has sent 860 troops in Iraq after the invasion led by the United States. Combatants U.S.-led coalition Iraq Commanders General Norman Schwarzkopf, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell Saddam Hussein Strength Casualties The 1991 Gulf War also known as Persian Gulf War was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of approximately 30 nations mandated by the United...
A session of the Security Council in progress The United Nations Security Council is the most powerful organ of the United Nations. ...
The acronym IFOR may also refer to the International Fellowship of Reconciliation. ...
Pocket badge of the SFOR The Stabilisation Force (SFOR) was a NATO-led multinational force in Bosnia and Herzegovina which was tasked with upholding the Dayton Agreement. ...
Bosnia and Herzegovina (officially Bosna i Hercegovina, shortened to BiH, also in English variously written Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Bosnia-Hercegovina) is a mountainous country in the western Balkans. ...
Romania diligently enforced United Nations' sanctions against the Yugoslavia. Despite divisions within the Parliament and among the people, Romania supported NATO in the Kosovo campaign and granted approval for NATO to overfly Romanian airspace. It was the first country to enroll in the NATO Partnership for Peace program and then joined NATO in 2004. Main articles: League of Nations & History of the United Nations The term United Nations was coined by Franklin D. Roosevelt during World War II, to refer to the Allies. ...
Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in all south Slavic languages, in Cyrillic ЈугоÑлавија) is a term used for three separate but successive political entities that existed during most of the 20th century on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe. ...
The NATO flag NATO 2002 Summit in Prague The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), sometimes called North Atlantic Alliance, Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for defence collaboration established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, D.C., on April 4...
The NATO flag NATO 2002 Summit in Prague The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), sometimes called North Atlantic Alliance, Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for defence collaboration established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, D.C., on April 4...
Partnership for Peace is a NATO project aimed at creating trust between NATO and other states in both Europe as well as the Asian part of the former Soviet Union. ...
Romania also is a member of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the North Atlantic Cooperation Council (NACC). The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is an international organization for security. ...
Regional relations In 1996, Romania signed and ratified a basic bilateral treaty with Hungary that settled outstanding contentions and laid the foundation for closer, more cooperative relations. In June 1997, Romania signed a bilateral treaty with Ukraine that resolved some territorial and minority issues, among others.
Romania has been actively involved in regional organizations, such as the Southeast Europe Cooperation Initiative (SECI) and the Stability Pact for Southeast Europe, and has been a positive force in supporting stability and cooperation in the area.
Romania maintains good diplomatic relations with Israel and was supportive of the Middle East peace negotiations initiated after the Gulf conflict in 1991. Romania also is a founding member of the Black Sea Consortium for Economic Development. A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ...
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Relations with Moldova Romania's relations with neighbour Moldova have been strained since 1994. Most of Moldova was part of Romania during the interwar period and linguists generally agree that the Moldovan language is similar to Romanian (and by almost all accounts, the same as Romanian). However, the Moldovans have been ambivalent about whether they consider themselves Romanians or Moldovans. Early signs that Romania and Moldova might unite after both countries achieved emancipation from communist rule quickly faded. Romania remains interested in Moldovan affairs, especially that country's civil conflict with the breakaway republic of Transnistria. However, the two countries have been unable even to reach agreement on a basic bilateral treaty; Romania is insistant (against determined Moldovan resistance) that such a treaty would have to refer to Romania and Moldova's 'special relationship'. Administrative map of Moldova with Transnistria highlighted in yellow Official languages Moldovan, Russian and Ukrainian Political status unrecognized Capital Tiraspol President Igor Smirnov Independence – Declared – Recognition From Moldova September 2, 1990 none Area 3,567 km² (2001 est. ...
Disputes - international Map of Snake Island Snake Island (Romanian: Insula ÅŸerpilor, Ukrainian: ostriv Zmiyinyy) - also known as Serpent Island - is an isle in the Black Sea, currently claimed by Romania, but administered by Ukraine and included in its Kiliya raion of Odeska oblast. // Geography The island is a limestone formation located...
Sulina is a town in Romania, at the mouth of the Sulina branch of the Danube. ...
Peace Palace, seat of the ICJ. The International Court of Justice (known colloquially as the World Court or ICJ) is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. ...
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The Romanian Treasure is a collection of valuable objects which was given given to Russia for safekeeping during World War I, but it was never returned to Romania. ...
Illicit drugs Important transshipment point for Southwest Asian heroin transiting the Balkan route and small amounts of Latin American cocaine bound for Western Europe. World map showing Asia. ...
Heroin or diacetylmorphine (INN) is a semi-synthetic opioid. ...
Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ...
This article is about the drug Cocaine. ...
A satellite composite image of Europe // Etymology Picture of Europa, carried away by bull-shaped Zeus. ...
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