Romania's President Klaus Iohannis said he invited his US counterpart Barack Obama to make a visit to Romania.

Klaus Iohannis and his wife attended the United Nations General Assembly reception hosted by the US President and First Lady Michelle Obama on Monday evening. On this occasion, Iohannis had his first meeting with Obama since he took office as Romania’s President, in December 2014.

Asked if he discussed with Obama and when he intended to go to the White House, Iohannis said he invited the US head of state to pay a visit to Romania. “It was a brief and warm meeting. We exchanged some words and took a picture together. It was very good,” Iohannis told the press.

“I have invited him to Romania and preparations started to this end. Our diplomats are working on bilateral visits and we will inform you as soon as we find out,” the President added.

Klaus Iohannis made a one-week visit to the US during which he attended the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. He had a speech at the UNGA in which he spoke about the threat that terrorism poses on world peace and asked for more action from the UN against this phenomenon. He also said that Romania and Spain triggered a process of reflection on the possible creation of an International Court for the Crime of Terrorism.

During his visit, Iohannis also met American vice president Joe Biden at the White House. He invited Biden to attend the regional NATO mini-summit that will take place in Bucharest on November 4, which will gather heads of states from Eastern European NATO member states.

Iohannis also had meetings with China’s President Xi Jinping, UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon, and other heads of state. He also attended several conferences and meeting with US investors and Romanian diaspora organisations.

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