Trump invites romanian president to US during phone call: Reports
Moscow, May 28 (UNI) US President Donald Trump held a phone call with Romanian President Nicusor Dan on Tuesday evening and invited him to visit Washington, Romanian broadcaster Digi24 reported, citing sources.
Dan took office on Monday after winning the May 2025 election. On Tuesday, he launched talks on forming a new cabinet with the participation of four parties - the Social Democratic Party, the Save Romania Union party, the National Liberal Party and the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania.
The opposition Alliance for the Union of Romanians announced a boycott of Dan's inauguration ceremony, accusing the authorities of election fraud and foreign interference.
The conversation between the two leaders lasted about ten minutes, the report said on Tuesday.
In recent years, US-Romanian relations have strengthened in the areas of defense, energy security and economic cooperation. The US missile defence base in Deveselu has been operating on Romanian territory since 2016, and in 2023, the countries signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of nuclear energy development.
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