NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (in picture) is to visit Bucharest tomorrow (May 24) and will be awarded an Honoris Causa Diploma during a ceremony at the Bucharest University. The Secretary General will hold the usual rounds of talks with Romania's leaders, including President Traian Basescu and Prime Minister Victor Ponta. Rasmussen will also meet Romania's Foreign Minister Titus Corlatean and the Minister of Defence Mircea Dusa.

A joint press conference with President Basescu at the Cotroceni Palace is scheduled for 12:45 tomorrow and the NATO Secretary General will deliver a keynote speech at Bucharest University titled Why NATO’s door will remain open.

There has been much recent speculation in the Romanian media recently over the possibility that President Basescu is interested in going for NATO Secretary General position when his presidential mandate ends. It appears likely that questions on the president's intentions will arise during tomorrow's conference.

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