The NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen will travel to Bucharest on Thursday, 15 May and Friday 16 May 2014, nato.int informs.
The Secretary General will meet with the President, Mr. Traian Basescu, the Prime Minister, Mr. Victor Ponta, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Titus Corlatean and the Minister of Defence, Mr. Mircea Dusa.
US Vice President Joe Biden will also visit Romania next week to discuss the Ukraine crisis, the White House announced Monday.
Biden will be in Europe from May 20 until May 23. In Bucharest, Biden was scheduled to meet with Romanian President Traian Basescu and with U.S. and Romanian troops conducting a joint military exercise. Biden also plans to give a speech to Romanian civil and youth leaders.
The trip is intended to reinforce America’s commitment to NATO allies amid concerns about Russia’s intervention in Ukraine.