The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Jan Lipavsky, emphasized on Wednesday during a telephone conversation with Bohdan Aurescu that the accession of Romania to the Schengen area will bring significant added value to the strengthening of the security of the external borders of the European Union.

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According to the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania thanked the Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU for the support and efforts aimed at the accession of Romania to the Schengen area, and highlighted the steps taken in the dialogue with the member states. and the European Commission to achieve this goal in the near future.

At the same time, Minister Jan Lipavsky confirmed the firm and active support that the Czech Republic will continue to provide to Romania in this dossier, stressing that Romania’s accession will bring significant added value to strengthening the security of Europe’s external borders. Union.

“The two foreign ministers also assessed the security situation caused by the aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, again emphasizing the importance of multidimensional support of the European Union in supporting Ukraine. In this context, cooperation within NATO and the need to consolidate the eastern flank were also discussed,” said the press release of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

According to the report, the ministers also discussed the use of international legal instruments to hold Russia accountable and create an effective and viable mechanism for prosecuting individuals who have committed crimes of aggression in Ukraine.

According to the quoted source, the dialogue between the two ministers highlighted the stable dynamics of bilateral dialogue and the interest of both sides in deepening and strengthening industry cooperation. In this context, Minister Ian Lipavski accepted the invitation of his Romanian counterpart to visit Romania this year.

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