President of Romania collaborate institutionally with … – Terra Colombia

The Romanian President Klaus Iohannis said today that it will collaborate “institutionally” with the government of Prime Minister Victor Ponta, who has just been charged with fraud and money laundering in a corruption case.

In a news conference with the Spanish prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, the Romanian president, who is liberal eluded enter comments about the situation of Ponta, who is Social Democrat and won the presidential elections in last November.

“We will continue to work institutionally (with cabinet) to keep the air” the political situation, saying only the head of state, who emphasized that “today we must focus on the relationship with Spain “.

With Rajoy Iohannis discussed bilateral relations, cooperation in the European Union and issues of international concern, as jihadism or the situation in Ukraine.

In the press, Iohannis confirmed its desire for Romania to join the eurozone, which are already nineteen countries “when it fulfills the conditions” and was convinced that the vast majority of community partners support that ambition.

Romania, which joined NATO in 2004 and the EU in 2007, he fears that the Greek crisis affects the interest of the population to have euro as its currency.

“It is important to draw conclusions (the dispute with Greece). It must be said that it is important for EU solidarity and prevention. Romania wants to join the euro zone,” said the president.

President since last December for a term of five years, today expressed satisfaction Iohannis relations with Spain, home to some 750,000 national and emphasized the “openness” with which the company has received them and have able to integrate.

One area of ​​difference is the desire of the Romanians to aspire to have dual nationality, but for the moment there is no agreement so provides and the Spanish legislation does not allow it.

Iohannis acknowledged that get “is not easy. The Spanish law provides when you can grant dual citizenship, but have found opening (in the party) and I am optimistic that we can find a solution.”

Although bilateral relations are good, the Romanian president said that “there is room for more,” especially in the commercial sector, where trade in 2014 totaled 2,740 million euros, according to Rajoy.

So Iohannis invited Spanish businessmen to invest in his country, especially in sectors such as industry and agriculture.

Before his meeting with Romanian President Rajoy met with King Philip VI to address the prospects of bilateral cooperation and other issues related to the future of the European Union.

The Romanian Constitution gives the president some skills that go beyond the institutional representation, and who has authority in foreign and defense policy and proposes the prime minister and the heads of the Constitutional Court, the Prosecutor and services secrets.