British ambassador Robin Barnett: Great Britain will work well with the new president and government

Asked to what extent are the late post-electoral events affecting Romania’s image in the EU, the British ambassador in Bucharest Robin Barnett said he has remarked that all political parties expect a conclusion from the Constitutional Court and are eager to have a Government as soon as possible. „Great Britain has always had a good relationship with all major political parties in Romania and we will work well with the new president and the new government”, the British diplomat noted.

Barnett underlined that, as ambassador, he will not take any position on Romania’s inner politics. „But I have remarked that president Basescu said that the correct procedure is to allow the Constitutional Court to reach a verdict on the voting electoral process. Before the elections, both candidates said that their priority would be to form a government as soon as possible, and the political negotiations are now in full development.

Therefore all political parties want a decision from the Constitutional Court and a new government. Great Britain has always had a good relationship with all major political parties in Romania and we will work well with the new president and the new government”, the British diplomat said in a meeting with the Romanian press.