The agreement aims to develop bilateral cooperation in police education, focusing on student and teacher exchange, cultural and sport exchanges, participation in symposia and seminars, as well as mutual information on modern teaching methods.
The document was signed by Ioan Liviu Taut, rector of the “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” Police Academy in Bucharest, and Yordan Penev, rector of the Academy of the Bulgarian Ministry of Interior.
In the meeting, minister Igas and the Bulgarian deputy Interior Minister reviewed bilateral relations and cooperation in internal affairs, as regards the two states’ efforts to join the Schengen Area.
Prime Minister Emil Boc and his Bulgarian counterpart, Boiko Borisov, requested specific solutions to allow Romania and Bulgaria to join the Schengen Area on the basis of their merit, not by changing the rules, adding that the other states must protect their borders just as well as the authorities in Bucharest and Sofia.
The request was made by Boc at the end of the joint cabinet meeting and people close to the matter said a common statement on this issue will be sent to the EU leadership.