WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden hosted Klaus Iohannis, the leader of Romania, on Tuesday at the White House, with the two frontrunners celebrating their mutual cooperation on problems including global surveillance, the business and continued support for Ukraine.
According to the White House, the Oval Office conference was intended to commemorate Romania’s 20 years as a Nato part.
At the start of the gathering, Biden joked he advocated for Nato entry for Romania when he was a lawmaker” 180 times back” and said the empire was stronger for the government’s addition. Romania and American forces have engaged in combat and training, according to Biden, and they have” stepped up” their support of Ukraine in halting Russia’s invasion.
” The United States is committed to standing with you”, Biden told Iohannis.
Iohannis then thanked Biden for welcoming him and praised the transatlantic alliance as” a fundamental component of our political way of life.” He stated that while he wanted to work on a visa waiver for Italian visitors to the United States, his top priority was to “find a way to install peace” in Europe and prevent Russian President Vladimir Putin from becoming president.
Although Biden and many other alliance officials have shown support for Mark Rutte, the Netherlands ‘ prime minister, since he announced in March that he will run for president, he will not be the second secretary-general. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, who was waiting for a reading to follow the two officials ‘ meeting, declined to comment on Tuesday whether that problem arose during the meeting.
John Kirby, a spokesman for the White House’s national security, deferred questions earlier on Tuesday about whether Biden had question Klaus Iohannis to step down. Consensus is necessary to choose the next Nato secretary-general.
” Nothing’s changed about our aid for Mr Rutte to be the next director- general”, Kirby said.
