Romania is strengthening diplomatic ties with the US Congress - is the message of the Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Oana Toiu, posted on X, after the meeting held on Tuesday in Washington with the Chairman of the House of Representatives' Armed Services Committee, Mike Rogers.
''We share a deep longstanding friendship with Congressman Rogers and an outstanding relationship with his home state Alabama - our early partner in becoming a NATO member. We had a focused dialogue on the security situation and the importance of increasing joint investments in the defense industry to increase delivery capacity. We see US - Romania new production and maintenance facilities opportunities in a time of increased need and demand from many countries. Grateful for the continued Congressional support for the security of the Black Sea and the Eastern Flank. Strengthening our diplomatic ties with the US Congress, I extended an invitation to visit Romania in 2026 to focus on the economic component of our strategic partnership. Our delegation reflected the focus on US - Romania relationship in both the administration and Parliament,'' the Romanian chief diplomat wrote on X platform.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Oana Toiu is paying a working visit to Washington from February 3 to 6, where the first ministerial meeting dedicated to critical minerals will take place, at the invitation of the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Monday.
According to the cited source, the Romanian delegation, led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, will participate in the first ministerial meeting dedicated to critical minerals, which is scheduled for Wednesday, in Washington D.C. This summit aims to strengthen international cooperation to ensure secure and diversified supply chains, at both the bilateral and EU - US levels.
The meeting aims to discuss the strategic approach to the field, with proposals for commercial partnerships to be discussed throughout the year, based on a technical working group at the level of the Romanian Government, to facilitate strategic investments in the field.
"Strengthening the economic dimension of the strategic partnership, as well as developing opportunities for joint investments, are among the key-objectives of the Romanian Government this year and of increasing Romania's positioning as a key-European actor for strategic autonomy in the essential field of rare earth minerals," the Romanian ministry stressed.
The Romanian delegation is made up of the head of the Prime Minister's Chancellery, Mihai Jurca, and the presidential advisor for economic and social policies, Radu Burnete.
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