BUCHAREST, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta said on Wednesday that the message received from main foreign partners was connected with the need to change the political culture in the country, with respect to collaboration among all political factors.
The prime minister said this at the beginning of the weekly government meeting, after talks with visiting British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond and the U.S. Assistant State Secretary Victoria Nuland.
"I could tell you the main messages: to change the political culture in Romania with respect to collaborate and work together," he said, advising people not to listen to "those who want scandal."
"Our strategic partners' main message is to work together for Romania and for our position in the region," said Ponta.
"Collaboration and not war and scandal is what brings credibility to Romania, firstly, and secondly the investors' confidence in Romania," underlined the prime minister, stressing that fight against corruption and tax evasion and the legislation's stability are among the country's priorities.
The tension between the Presidency and the Prime Minister's Office began to ease, after new President Klaus Iohannis took office late last year, and the multi-year struggle between the two top institutions seems to have become history.
