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Romanian Foreign Minister Axed for Insulting Protesters [Jan 23, 2012] Romania's Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi has been fired by the country's PM Emil Boc for his inappropriate remarks on protesters in Bucharest. "I have taken the decision to recall Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi and have forwarded a proposal to the Romanian president to remove him from his functions for the comments he made," Boc declared on Monday. Boc made the announcement about Baconschi ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania hopes Ukraine, EU will complete talks on association agreement soon [Nov 11, 2011] Romania hopes for the speedy completion of talks between Ukraine and the EU on the signing of an association agreement, Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi has said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bucharest and Washington will share expenses for the Deveselu base. US will train Romanian troops in command and ... [Sep 25, 2011] The agreement between the United States and Romania on the Deployment of the US Ballistic Missile Defense System at Deveselu base was made public on Friday in a press conference attended by Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi and Secretary of State Bogdan Aurescu, who headed negotiations. [via YahooNews] More >>

Finland Will Also Block Bulgaria, Romania Schengen Entry - Romanian FM [Sep 21, 2011] Finland will follow the Netherlands' examples and veto Bulgaria and Romania's Schengen accession, Romania's Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi has revealed after meeting his Dutch and Finnish counterparts. "However, we need consensus and we need a positive vote on behalf of all EU member states," Baconschi has declared after he met his colleagues at the UN General Assembly in New York. "We all ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania, US conclude talks on missile shield [May 06, 2011] by Staff Writers Bucharest (AFP) May 5, 2011 Bucharest and Washington have concluded talks on the deployment of US missile interceptors in Romania and will sign the agreement next autumn, Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi said Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Unessential staff from Romanian embassy in Tokyo to be repatriated [Mar 17, 2011] Bucharest offers assistance to Japanese government. The Romanian Foreign Ministry (MAE) has decided to withdraw the ?unessential personnel? from the embassy in Tokyo, FM Teodor Baconschi said yesterday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania has evacuated all of its citizens from Libya: FM [Mar 04, 2011] More than 700 Romanian citizens and 100 foreign citizens were evacuated from Libya in the last ten days by Romania, Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi said Thursday at a press conference. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania sends evcuation plane to Libya [Feb 23, 2011] BUCHAREST, Feb 23, 2011 (AFP) - Bucharest will send a charter plane to Tripoli to evacuate Romanians from the violence Libya, Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi said Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian Foreign Minister Firm on Schengen Entry with Bulgaria [Feb 01, 2011] Romania and Bulgaria should enter the Schengen Agreeement together, Romania's Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi has stated. "Romania can not enter Schengen without Bulgaria, since the two states are parts of one and the same enlargement package," Baconschi said, as cited by the Romanian newspaper "Adevarul" . The Romanian Foreign Minister was optimistic about both countries entering Europe's ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania warns against 'unfair' Schengen assessment [Jan 10, 2011] (BUCHAREST ) - Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi on Monday called for a fair assessment of Romania's bid to join Europe's Schengen visa-free zone, urging France and Germany not to change the rules of the game. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania warns against 'unfair' Schengen assessment [Jan 03, 2011] (BUCHAREST ) - Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi on Monday called for a fair assessment of Romania's bid to join the Schengen visa-free zone, urging France and Germany not to change the rules of the game. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania, Moldova sign key border treaty [Nov 08, 2010] (BUCHAREST ) - "By signing this treaty, we discourage the obsessive allegations of some political circles in Moldova concerning "an imaginary irredentist agenda of Romania", Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi said in a joint statement with Moldovan Prime Minister Vlad Filat. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania, Moldova Sign Border Treaty [Nov 08, 2010] BUCHAREST, Romania ? Romania and Moldova signed a border treaty Monday, almost two decades after Moldova declared independence from the Soviet Union. Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi and Moldovan Prime Minister Vlad Filat emphasized the good cooperation between the neighbors, which has resulted in a number of new agreements being adopted in the past year since a pro-European alliance ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania reaffirms stance on Kosovo [Nov 05, 2010] BUCHAREST -- Romania will not change its stance regarding recognizing Kosovo "because it is a matter of principle", Romanian FM Teodor Baconschi said in Bucharest. [via YahooNews] More >>

NEWS IN BRIEF [Sep 05, 2010] Poland?s Foreign Affairs Minister Radoslaw Sikorski will pay a working visit to Romania on Monday, where he is set to meet his Romanian counterpart Teodor Baconschi, the Poland Foreign Affairs Ministry?s website informs. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania, Bulgaria, Greece back Balkans' EU accession [May 21, 2010] (BUCHAREST ) - Romania, Bulgaria and Greece on Friday adopted a joint statement expressing their support for the Western Balkans' EU accession, Romanian foreign minister Teodor Baconschi said. [via YahooNews] More >>

US missile shield elements to promote Romania security - Romanian FM (Itar-Tass) [Mar 18, 2010] BAKU, March 18 (Itar-Tass) - Romania believes part of a U.S. missile shield to be deployed on its territory will promote the country?s security, Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi said here on Thursday after talks with his Azerbaijani counterpart Elmar Mamedyarov. [via YahooNews] More >>