President Murmu meets Romanian parliamentary leaders, reaffirms commitment to deepen India-Romania ties
Bucharest, July 24
President Droupadi Murmu met the President of the Romanian Senate, Mircea Abrudean, and the President of the Chamber of Deputies, Sorin-Mihai Grindeanu, during her state visit to Romania, reaffirming the shared commitment of both countries to strengthen parliamentary exchanges and deepen bilateral ties.
In a post on X, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said President Murmu also interacted with members of the India-Romania Parliamentary Friendship Group.
"President Droupadi Murmu @rashtrapatibhvn met Mr. Mircea Abrudean, President of the Senate of Romania and Mr. Sorin-Mihai Grindeanu @GrindeanuSorinM, President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania. President also interacted with members of India-Romania Parliamentary Friendship Group," Jaiswal said in the post.
He added that "both sides reaffirmed their shared commitment to strengthening parliamentary exchanges and further deepening the India-Romania partnership."
Earlier, President Murmu paid her respects at the 'Tomb of the Unknown Soldier' in Bucharest.
In a post on X, the President's Office said it "embodies Romania's gratitude to its fallen soldiers and is a national symbol of patriotism, unity, and peace."
Meanwhile, President Murmu, along with Romanian President Nicusor Dan, addressed the India-Romania Business Forum in Bucharest during her state visit to Romania. In a post on X, the Ministry of External Affairs said she "highlighted the growing economic partnership between India and Romania and the vast potential to further expand trade and investment, particularly with the conclusion of the India-EU Free Trade Agreement."
The MEA further said that the President "encouraged businesses from both countries to explore new opportunities in innovation, energy, renewable energy, digital technologies and the transportation and logistics sectors."
In her address, President Murmu said, "Romania, with its strategic location at the crossroads of Europe, highly skilled human resources, advanced industrial capabilities and strong integration with the European Union, remains a natural and valuable partner for India. Romania serves not only as an important destination for investment but also as a gateway to the wider European market."
Murmu addressed the India-Romania Business Forum at Bucharest today in the presence of the President of Romania, Nicusor Dan, members of the Government of Romania, business leaders from India and Romania and representatives of Industry Associations of India and Romania.
Highlighting India's long-term development vision of 'Viksit Bharat 2047', President Murmu said, "Our vision of 'Viksit Bharat 2047' aims to transform India into a developed nation by the centenary of our Independence. This journey presents immense opportunities for international partnerships, investment and technology collaboration."
On the same day before the address, President Murmu met Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan and held discussions on advancing the India-Romania partnership.
The MEA said in a post on X that the leaders held "fruitful discussions on advancing the India-Romania partnership" and discussed strengthening cooperation in "trade, investment, clean energy, connectivity and emerging technologies".
Romania is President Murmu's final stop of her three-nation visit. The visit by the President from July 23 to 25 is at the invitation of Romania's President, Nicusor Dan.
— ANI
Reader Comments
While diplomatic visits are important, I hope these aren't just photo ops. We need concrete outcomes - trade agreements, investment inflows. The India-EU FTA has been dragging for years. Let's see some real movement on that front.
President Murmu is doing a great job representing India abroad. The 'Viksit Bharat 2047' vision being shared with global partners is exactly the kind of forward-looking diplomacy we need. Romania has strong IT and engineering talent too - there's good synergy for collaboration.
Excellent initiative! Romania's position as a gateway to Europe is strategic. The focus on renewable energy, digital tech, and logistics is spot on. Hope this leads to more Indian companies setting up operations there. Every partnership counts in today's global economy!
Nice to see parliamentary exchanges being highlighted too. Cultural and legislative exchanges are important for building lasting relationships. Though I wish these visits got more mainstream media coverage in India - most people don't even know about this. 😕
The bit about 'Tomb of the Unknown Soldier' shows depth in diplomacy - respecting a nation's history matters. But I wonder what the real economic numbers are. India-Romania trade is still quite small compared to our larger EU partners. Need to see if this visit changes that.
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