Romanian President Basescu, Turkish counterpart Gul discussed energy on Monday

Luni, 3 martie 2008, 18:42 English | Regional Europe

Turkish President Abdullah Gul met his Romanian counterpart Traian Basescu in Bucharest on Monday for talks on energy cooperation strategies and about the Nabucco project. The two Presidents also held talks about an old plan to insert submarine cables that would link the energy systems of the two countries, considering Romania's energetic abilities after re-opening the third and fourth Cernavoda reactors.

President Basescu assured Gul that Romania would support Turkey to join the European Union structures. At its turn, Gul insisted that Romania has always been an important ally of his country, especially in the Balkans and the Black Sea corridor.

Both Presidents discussed about the economic relations of the two countries, as Turkey is Romania's most important extra-EU commercial partner. Moreover, Basescu added that Romania would try to find a solution to simplify the access of Turkish businessmen in the country.