Dacian Ciolos: Visit tu U.S. focused on economic cooperation

Prime Minister Dacian Ciolos on Thursday night asserted for the private Realitatea TV channel that the main objective of his visit to the United States is the economic cooperation that could be built on the strong bilateral relationship developed over the past years. 

"I envisaged this visit with the purpose to build on the strong relationship developed in the past years between Romania and the United States of America - starting with the strategic partnership we have with the U.S. and this positive experience in security and defence, this mutual trust between Romania and the United States which was built these years - to advance with a more consistent economic component. I believe that given the favourable situation of the way economy of Romania progresses, added to this mutual confidence, the economic cooperation potential between Romania and the United States is way bigger than what we have now (...). The main target of this visit is the economic cooperation, yet obviously other fields where we could continue to develop this strategic partnership," said Dacian Ciolos. 

The premier explained that during the meetings he will have with American officials - Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack - and with several businesspeople he intends to present Romania's economic potential. 

Prime minister added that his visit will include a visit to the Ford Company, to encourage the continuation of this automaker's investments in Romania. 

"In the past months we have unblocked certain issues that were hampering the decision by the Ford Company to continue investments in Craiova. This decision was made, but I think that around this Craiova investment project more investments could be developed with suppliers of the Ford Company coming from the United States, and partnerships with Romanian companies, too," added Ciolos, according to agerpres.ro.