During talks with President Traian Basescu, he said Romania remains a strong ally and thanked the government for supporting his country's new anti-missile project in Europe. (Curierul National, Evenimentul Zilei, Gandul - 23/10/09; Deutsche Welle, DPA, AP, Mediafax - 22/10/09)
Tijekom razgovora s predsjednikom Traianom Basescuom, kazao je kako Rumunjska ostaje snažan saveznik i zahvalio se vladi za potporu novom proturaketnom projektu njegove zemlje u Europi. (Curierul National, Evenimentul Zilei, Gandul - 23/10/09; Deutsche Welle, DPA, AP, Mediafax - 22/10/09)