Ascultă Radio România Actualitaţi Live

Vice-President of India on official visit in Romania

President Iohannis said that during Romanian Presidency of the Council of the EU, Romania will explore ways to bring India and the European Union closer.

Vice-President of India on official visit in Romania

Articol de Oana Bâlă, 19 Septembrie 2018, 13:06

Vice-President of India, Venkaiah M.Naidu, has been welcomed, on Wednesday, by Romanian President Klaus Iohannis at the Cotroceni Palace in Bucharest. At a joint press conference after the talks, President Iohannis said that during the approaching Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union (January-July 2019), Romania will explore ways to bring India and the European Union closer.

Iohannis added that Vice-President Naidu is accompanied by a large business delegation and mentioned that he encouraged boosting economic relations and Indian investment in Romania.

"We also agreed that priority should be given to development, co-operation in the areas of culture, education and tourism, areas that have demonstrated throughout the history of the traditional relations between Romania and India that they are true friendship bridges", Head of State said.

In turn, India's Vice-President spoke about increasing and diversification of relations between the two countries. He stressed that talks with the Head of the Romanian State were productive and meaningful.

Venkaiah M.Naidu: Romania's Presidency of the EU Council will have a positive effect and we have all expectations that Romania will succeed to successfully perform its mandate. India is a traditional friend of Romania and we are anxious to intensify cross-border cooperation and friendship relations and to see that our countries cooperate successfully in the future.

Visit of Indian Vice-President in Romania takes place at the invitation of the President of the Romanian Senate, Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu. Agenda includes talks with Presidents of both chambers of the Romanian Parliament, Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu and Liviu Dragnea, and with the Romanian Prime Minister, Viorica Dăncilă, at the Victoria Palace, where the two high-officials are to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Governments of Romania and the Republic of India on cooperation in the field of tourism, says Agerpres.

On Wednesday evening, Călin Popescu-Tariceanu and Venkaiah M. Naidu will open the Romania-India Economic Forum, organized by the Bucharest Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Visit of Indian Vice-President in Romania is part of a European tour that also includes Serbia and Malta.

Source:RRA.Translated by Miruna Matei

Over 13.500 Romanians voted in Spain
News in English 16 Mai 2025, 19:08

Over 13.500 Romanians voted in Spain

More than 17.000 votes were cast in the UK, more than double the number cast at the same time two weeks ago. The turnout is...

Over 13.500 Romanians voted in Spain
Voting begins abroad for the second round of the presidential elections
News in English 15 Mai 2025, 17:32

Voting begins abroad for the second round of the presidential elections

Voting will begin abroad for the second round of the presidential election. The first polling station will open in Oakland,...

Voting begins abroad for the second round of the presidential elections
Protests in Victory Square by foresters, railroad workers and reservists
News in English 15 Mai 2025, 17:31

Protests in Victory Square by foresters, railroad workers and reservists

There are protests Thursday noon in Victory Square. Several hundred foresters and railway workers took to the streets, RRA...

Protests in Victory Square by foresters, railroad workers and reservists
The Senate adopted the digital competences framework for Romanian citizens
News in English 14 Mai 2025, 23:31

The Senate adopted the digital competences framework for Romanian citizens

The Senate has adopted, as the first forum, the framework of digital competences for Romanian citizens, approved by the...

The Senate adopted the digital competences framework for Romanian citizens
Finance Minister: Romania cannot afford to lose NRRP funds, reforms must continue
News in English 14 Mai 2025, 23:30

Finance Minister: Romania cannot afford to lose NRRP funds, reforms must continue

A new tranche of funding for the NRRP is due to enter the Romanian state's accounts next month - €1.3 billion....

Finance Minister: Romania cannot afford to lose NRRP funds, reforms must continue
The Bucharest Tribunal rejected Greenpeace's request to block the Neptun Deep project
News in English 13 Mai 2025, 19:13

The Bucharest Tribunal rejected Greenpeace's request to block the Neptun Deep project

The Neptun Deep project is going ahead after the Bucharest court rejected a request by the non-governmental foundation...

The Bucharest Tribunal rejected Greenpeace's request to block the Neptun Deep project
Romania will receive the third payment tranche of the NRRP next month
News in English 13 Mai 2025, 19:11

Romania will receive the third payment tranche of the NRRP next month

Romania will receive on 10 June the third payment tranche of the National Recovery and Resilience Program, amounting to...

Romania will receive the third payment tranche of the NRRP next month
Romania hosted NATO's most complex cyber security and defense exercise
News in English 10 Mai 2025, 19:30

Romania hosted NATO's most complex cyber security and defense exercise

Romania participated for the fifth time in this exercise and teamed up with Portugal and the Republic of Moldova to defend...

Romania hosted NATO's most complex cyber security and defense exercise