Loading ...Biden’s visit to Bucharest is part of a Central Europe tour started on October 20 in Poland that will end on October 24 in the Czech Republic.
In the three countries to visit, B iden will approach a vast area of issues, from trade and investment expansion to the consolidation of democracy and cooperation, both within NATO and at bilateral levels, in order to meet the common challenges against security. Biden is also expected to reaffirm the America’s commitment to its partnership with Poland, Romania and the Czech Republic in the areas of security, defence, climate change and economy.
On Thursday in Bucharest, Biden will be welcomed by President Basescu and he will meet Senate Chairman Mircea Geoana, acting Prime Minister Emil Boc and chief of the opposition National Liberal Party (PNL) Crin Antonescu. Biden will also deliver a speech at the Central University Library in which he will speak about the relationship between the US and Central Europe.
Biden’s visit to the three Central European countries occurs shortly after the US discarded a project for mounting a missile shield on Poland and the Czech Republic.
On September 17, US President Barack Obama announced a new approach of the missile shield project in Europe following a review by the US Administration of Iran’s ballistic threats.
Romania and the US have a strategic partnership that covers several areas of bilateral interest, from national security to economy. In 2005, Romania made available to the US Army training facilities at military bases. Romania, a NATO member state since 2004, has often pointed to its geo¬strategic position in the Black Sea that provides an opening to Asia and the Middle East.
In December 2004, then US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice signed in Bucharest an agreement on the use and control of four Romanian military bases: Mihail Kogalniceanu, Babadag, Cincu and Smardan. The first US troops were deployed to the Kogalniceanu base in 2007, where also housed was the Joint Task Force East.
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