During the meeting between Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ciorbea and the Bulgarian Defense Minister, both high officials mentioned Romania's and Bulgaria's interests of promoting their common objectives of joining the European and Euro-Atlantic structures. The Bulgarian minister said that the two countries should support each Sther in reaching these goals. A Romanian military delegation, headed by general Gheorghe Bucsa, is paying an official visit to Great Britain. Our correspondent in London reports the aim of the visit is to develop the relations between the two armies as well the exchanges meant to train airforce and airdefense officers. The Romanian delegation is also to meet the British Defense and Foreign secretaries, the representatives of the defense industry and will visit British military bases.
Romanian officials say the relationship between the two armies is excellent.
The investment Britain will make in the Romanian defense industry in 1998 is much higher than in any of the three countries nominated to get NATO membership. The main goals of the diplomacy of the Republic of Moldova are the accession to the European Union, as an associate-member, as well as the conclusion of the accordS with Azerbaidjan and Georgia, on the route of the natural gas pipe linking the Caspian Sea with Europe, via the Republic of Moldova. This statement was done in Chisinau, on Tuesday, by the President of the Republic of Moldova, Petru Lucinski. Concerning the ties with Romania and Russia, Petru Lucinski pointed out that the relations with Romania strengthened in 1997. The President of Moldova added that Moscow had agreed on withdrawing its military arsenal from that region.