Romanian-Chinese negotiations carried on for high-speed Bucharest-Iasi rail connection

Romania’s government initiated discussions with several companies on China on the possibility of developing a high-speed rail connection between Bucharest and Iasi that could also connect Chisinau to the Romanian capital, given that the European Commission is opposing a similar connection between Bucharest and Constanta.

Prime-Minister Victor Ponta wanted to inspect high-speed trains in China on Tuesday, alongside Ioan Rus, minister of Transport, writes Mediafax.

Ponta announced on this occasion that the European Commission does not agree with another project for a high-speed rail connection between Bucharest and Constanta.

“Now mister Rus has initiated more advanced discussions because we can’t run this pilot project on the Bucharest-Constanta line, which is a European Corridor and the Commission is opposed to a new project. We’ve made this proposal and next we have feasibility studies, it would be a line that connects Bucharest-Iasi and further on to Chisinau”, according to Ponta.

The chief of the government believes that next year we could find out if the project is viable.

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“In 2015, after we finish with elections and all the other things that usually prevent projects in Romania”, Ponta argued.