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His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales had, on Wednesday, in Bucharest, a short tete-a-tete with State Secretary with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs George Ciamba, in the Official Salon of the Henri Coanda Airport. The Royal Air Force airplane that brought the Prince of Wales landed around 15:40 on the Henri Coanda Airport.
The Crown Prince was welcomed by State Secretary with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs George Ciamba, by the Romanian Ambassador in London, Dan Mihalache, but also the British Ambassador to Romania, Paul Brummell. Eight members of the 30th Honor Guard Brigade "Michael the Brave" were present at the arrival of the Prince of Wales. After the official greeting, the heir to the British Crown signed the guest book. "Very good paper you have here", the Prince of Wales remarked after signing.
On the first day of his official visit, Prince Charles laid a wreath of flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Currently, His Royal Highness is at the Cotroceni Palace, where he has a meeting scheduled with President Klaus Iohannis. The official visit of the Prince of Wales has as main objectives the promotion and celebration of bilateral relations with Romania, including the campaign #BritainInRomania. The campaign celebrates the activity of British charitable organizations in our country, promotes the history of Romanian-British relations and British values, marks the amplitude of bilateral commitments and ensures the interaction with the generation of future leaders of Romania.
Furthermore, the visit has the objective of promoting associations dedicated to preserving the environment in urban and rural areas, as well as emphasizing the support that the United Kingdom grants in this sense, but also the activity of the Prince of Wales Foundation Romania and the organizations active in Romania under the patronage of His Royal Highness. On Thursday, the Prince of Wales will meet Prime Minister Sorin Grindeanu at the Victoria Palace. Also on Thursday, Prince Charles will be welcomed by Crown Princess Margareta of Romania and Prince Radu of Romania at the Elisabeta Palace.
This is the second official visit to our country of Prince Charles, from 1998 to date. The official visit of Prince Charles to Romania will conclude on Friday. Romanian National News Agency Agerpres is the sole media partner of the event.
