IntMin Predoiu: Salzburg Forum, a step forward to supporting Romania's full accession to Schengen

Interior Minister Catalin Predoiu, on Wednesday and Thursday, at the ministerial meeting of the Salzburg Forum, promoted Romania's objective to fully enter the Schengen area, with land borders included, this year, having obtained "a positive response" and "support" both in the informal discussions at the event and in the plenary session, according to the Interior Ministry, CE Report quotes Agerpres

"The Salzburg Forum is an important format of work and cooperation in Central and Eastern Europe for securing borders, combating smuggling of migrants, drugs and organised crime. We presented Romania's results and discussed increasing cooperation between national police forces. We had several bilateral discussions with the member states present. We took the opportunity to continue promoting Romania's objective to fully join Schengen, with land borders included, in 2024. We got a positive response and support both in the informal discussions in the Forum and in the plenary session. Things are going well, but we remain focused both on the work on the ground to protect borders and on the area of multilateral, bilateral, formal and informal diplomatic action," Predoiu said, according to an Interior Ministry (MAI) press release sent to AGERPRES on Friday.

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