Romanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu says his country won't yield to the demands of terrorists in Iraq despite their threats to kill three Romanian journalists kidnapped in late March.

　　Tariceanu made the remarks Sunday in Brussels as the deadline for killing the journalists neared. He added the Romanian government will try its utmost to save their lives.

　　The Iraqi group holding the three journalists issued an ultimatum last Friday, threatening to kill them unless Romania withdraws its troops from Iraq within four days.

　　Relatives of the three journalists and Romanian media workers have held rallies, urging the government to save their lives at all costs.

　　A poll conducted after the ultimatum also shows 70 percent of Romanians think the government should withdraw its 800 troops from Iraq to save the journalists.