He said 10-12 Dutch MPs could, in turn, visits Romania. Diaconescu called on the Netherlands not to demotivate Romania in its endeavors to join the border-free Schengen Area.
The minister did not specify a date for the planned visit.
Although Romania has met all the technical criteria and was poised to join the Schengen area in 2011, the Netherlands is still opposing the move citing concerns over corruption.
“I believe an applied cooperation between Romania and the Netherlands on the customs system and the Romanian judicial system – an experience I have gone through before, in 2004, when the Netherlands held the EU presidency – and a substantial political agreement would be useful,” said Diaconescu.
Asked when he estimates Romania would be allowed to join the border-free area, Diaconescu said he is confident a favorable decision would be made this year.