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State secretary Aurescu discusses Canada's participation in building units 3 and 4 of Cernavoda n-power plant

On a working tour in North America, state secretary for strategic affairs of the Romanian Foreign Ministry (MAE) Bogdan Aurescu on Wednesday met Chairman of the Canadian Senate Noel Kinsella to discuss intensifying cooperation in the civilian nuclear field by Canada's participation in the construction of units 3 and 4 of the Cernavoda nuclear-power plant in Romania, MAE reports in a press release.

During the first day of his visit to Ottawa, Aurescu also met Minister for citizen, immigration and multiculturalism affairs Jason Kenney.

The release mentions that Aurescu's meeting with Kinsella was used as an opportunity to deepen discussions of the themes of interest to the bilateral partnership between Canada and Romania that was initiated this May on a visit by Kinsella to Bucharest.

Aurescu voiced Romania's interest in consolidating the economic component of the bilateral relationship. He mentioned to the point intensifying civil nuclear cooperation by getting Canada involved in the construction of units 3 and 4 of the Cernavoda nuclear-power plant and promoting joint projects in the same area on third markets. Aurescu also presented the opportunities for Canadian investment in Romania, particularly in the areas of infrastructure and non-conventional energy.

Building on the interest displayed by Kinsella on his visit to Romania in initiating cooperation projects between the Romanian port of Constanta and the Canadian port of Halifax, the two officials agreed that direct relations should be initiated between the local administrations of the two cities by a visit to Constanta of a Canadian delegation.

Aurescu and Kinsella also underscored the need for interpersonal relations between Romanians and Canadians. Lifting visa requirements for Romanian nationals travelling to Canada, signing an agreement on social security, initiating talks on mutual recognition of school diplomas as well as agreeing on a bilateral instrument for youth exchanges can all contribute significantly to achieving this goal.

As part of the conversation, avenues were also explored for cooperation in energy security, starting from similarities between the approach of Romania's interests in the Black Sea zone and Canada's interest in the Extreme North.

Aurescu negotiates with Canadian authorities visa lifting on Romanian nationals

State sectary for strategic affairs, Bogdan Aurescu, who is on a North-American working tour, has discussed with Canadian Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, Jason Kenney, on the possibility of lifting visas on Romanian citizens who travel to this country, the Romanian ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) informs.

According to MAE, Bogdan Aurescu presented the official in Ottawa the progress reported by Romania in fulfilling the technical criteria stipulated by the Canadian legislation. He emphasized the importance of ensuring as soon as possible equal treatment for all European citizens and voiced the Romanian side's readiness to closely cooperate with competent Canadian authorities with a view to meeting this goal.

Jason Kenney praised the progress and cooperation with the Romanian authorities on this issue, stressing the temporal connection between the decision on the lifting of visas and the ongoing internal process of amendment of the legal framework in the sector of immigration and asylum, scheduled to be completed in the first half of next year.

The two officials agreed to continue tight cooperation on this issue. Also tackled at the Romanian side's initiative was the possibility of a joint Romanian-Canadian project in the field of protection of refugees, starting from the major expertise of the Romanian side related to the Timisoara-based Emergency Transit Centre for Refugees, the first of this type in the world.

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