Visit to Bucharest of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece, Nikos Dendias, an event that confirms the excellent diplomatic relations between Romania and Greece
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias, visited Bucharest at the beginning of September 2021, accompanied by the Ministry Secretary of State, Costas Fragoyiannis.
During the visit, the Greek official was received by the President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis, and had an official meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bogdan Aurescu. The two ministers participated in the Annual Meeting of the Romanian Diplomacy and addressed the session on the current Security Challenges.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias, also had a series of meetings at the Embassy of the Hellenic Republic in Bucharest with the Board of the Hellenic-Romanian Bilateral Chamber of Commerce, members of the Greek business community in Constanta, the Deputy and President of the Hellenic Union in Romania, Dragos Gabriel Zisopol, as well as with the commander of the Romanian firefighters who contributed to extinguishing the recent fires in Greece, Florin Pop.
Nikos Dendias : ”I have to say that I would like to thank you for the help that Romania has provided us during the wildfires in Greece in the summer. This is greatly appreciated, not just by the Mitsotakis government, but also by the Greek people.
I was happy to hear that last year we celebrated 140 years of diplomatic relations. There are not many countries in the world that have such long-standing and excellent relations.
Greece and Romania are linked through historic ties. We have fought for our independence in the 19th Century. We have fought alongside each other during the Balkan wars. The Treaty that ended the second Balkan war, a landmark treaty for Greece, was signed by one of our most charismatic Prime Ministers Eleftherios Venizelos, here in Bucharest, in the capital of Romania.
We fought alongside each other in the First World War. And more recently, Greece has been a firm supporter of Romania’s accession to the EU and NATO. We are, for almost two decades now, Allies and Partners. And Greece is actively contributing to Black Sea security, by participating in the NATO Maritime Group. Greece will continue to support Romania’s bid to join the Eurozone, Schengen and the OECD.”
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