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Romanian president Traian Basescu said Sunday, before his departure to Ramallah, that the peace process in the Middle East "can be continued now, given the political evolutions in the region,” and the goal needs to be "two states, Palestine and Israel, in peace and security."

The Romanian Olympic Committee announced that Romania will attend the Olympic Games in Beijing unconditionally, a decision made after consultations between Romanian president Traian Basescu and the president of the committee, Octavian Morariu.

Romanian Chamber Speaker Bogdan Olteanu announced that the reunited Parliament Standing Offices reached consensus on a statement supporting the official point of view of Romanian authorities, not acknowledging the independence of Kosovo.

Romanian president Traian Basescu stated, after talks with political parties, that Romania maintains its stance and does not acknowledge the independence of the Kosovo province for reasons such as the grant of collective minority rights and lack of observance for Serbia’s territorial integrity.