Visa Waiver Program consultations take place in Washington between Romanian and American experts

On Thursday, October 25, an inter-agency delegation from the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reform held a first round of consultations in Washington on the technical steps necessary for Romania 's accession into the Visa Waiver Program. The Romanian delegation met with experts from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and discussed the complexity of the accession process. The meetings provided an adequate framework and a timely opportunity for a joint assessment of the recently enacted U.S. legislative provisions that open the Visa Waiver Program to new participating countries on a conditional basis. Romania 's candidacy to participate in the program has been presented as an opportunity to consolidate Transatlantic security and to advance the development of economic exchanges, tourism and academic contacts between Romania and the United States.