Minister's conversation with his romanian counterpart Romania Relation bilatérale Statement On : October 23rd 2026 M. Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, spoke on the telephone to his new Romanian counterpart, Mr Dan Neculăescu, on 23 October 2026. The Minister congratulated him on taking office and reaffirmed France’s solidarity with Romania following the unacceptable attacks targeting civilian ships off the Romanian coast, which are the consequence of Russia’s war of aggression.