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Romania maintains its position on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and supports the resumption of direct negotiations between the two parties, to ensure peace in the region, Prime Minister Emil Boc said Wednesday, at the end of a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

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."

Romania’s Foreign Affairs Ministry said Monday in a press release that 63 Romanian nationals, with both Romanian and Palestinian citizenship, received green light from Israeli authorities to leave the Gaza Strip, via the Erez border crossing.

Romania will grant financial aid worth EUR100,000 to the Palestinian Territories, Foreign Minister Lazar Comanescu said Tuesday, mentioning the country is also considering a contribution to the EU Police Mission in the area – EUPOL COPPS.