President Roh Moo-hyun on Wednesday met with his Romanian counterpart Traian Basescu in Bucharest, where the two decided to expand cooperation in nuclear energy development, arms and information technology. It was the first visit by a Korean president to Romania since diplomatic ties were established between the two countries in 1990.

President Roh Moo-hyun meets with Romanian President Traian Basescu at the presidential palace in Bucharest on Wednesday.

The two signed a treaty on joint nuclear power development that will open the way for KEPCO and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power to participate in the construction of two W2.7 trillion (US$1=W957) nuclear power facilities in Cernavoda, Seoul’s Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy said. It would be the first time Korea has succeeded in moving into the overseas nuclear energy market.

In a morning meeting with Koreans living in the Balkan country, President Roh said, "There are people who worry that there is some problem with Korea-U.S. relations, and there are people in the U.S. who worry about the same thing, but when I meet with President Bush, all is quiet and calm.” He vowed his meeting with the U.S. president on Sept. 14 “will also go ahead without a hitch."

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