President Klaus Iohannis said on Wednesday that Estonia is well ahead of Romania in terms of digitalisation and e-government, a context in which he said he would encourage Romanian leaders in the field to contact Estonian counterparts for a collaboration.
The head of state also stressed in discussions with his Estonian counterpart the special interest in intensifying trade and sectoral exchanges.
"We also noticed that after the problems caused by the pandemic, our economic relations have been experiencing a good recovery since the beginning of this year," he said.
The Estonian President said that her country is open to cooperating with Romania in the digital field.
"I am happy that you have decided to visit the e-Estonia Center tomorrow, because this pandemic period has shown us that we cannot live without secure digital tools. (...) We are very open to cooperate in this regard as well," added Kersti Kaljulaid.
President Klaus Iohannis pays a state visit to Estonia on Wednesday and Thursday.