President Iohannis: We have justified hope Visa Waiver issue will be solved in a fairly near future

Politics 8 May 2024 10:25

President Klaus Iohannis said on Tuesday that Romania can have the "justified hope" that, "in a fairly near future", it will be included in the US Visa Waiver Program, CE Report quotes Agerpres

"There are a lot of technical discussions here. And know that Visa Waiver is not a political decision, it is a decision based on statistics. Our Foreign Ministry and embassy here took things very seriously. There are campaigns to raise awareness, to improve the acceptance rate and, in this regard, we can have the legitimate hope that in a fairly near future this issue will be resolved," Iohannis told a news conference at the Romanian Embassy in Washington, DC after a White House meeting with US President Joe Biden.

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President Iohannis: We have justified hope Visa Waiver issue will be solved in a fairly near future

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