Prime Minister Viorica Dancila met on Wednesday, at Victoria Palace, with the Vice-President of the Republic of India, Venkaiah M. Naidu, on which occasion the Romanian dignitary reiterated the Government's desire to consolidate the Romanian-Indian bilateral cooperation in all fields of common interest.
The Prime Minister underlined that there are numerous cooperation sectors between Romania and India with a real development potential, such as: energy, including renewable energy, transport, agriculture, the food industry, health, information technology and communication, but also "the promising perspectives" in other areas such as digitalization, smart cities, cyber security.
"I have discussed with the Vice President about the specific ways of intensifying the Romanian-Indian commercial exchanges, so that their level to reach the two economies' real potential. Furthermore, I have expressed interest in attracting more Indian investments in Romania, including through public-private partnerships. I deem important the organisation of the Romanian-Indian Economic Forum on the sidelines of the visit. We have agreed on granting special piority attention to the development of collaboration in culture, education and tourism, fields that have established our countries' friendship," Prime Minister Dancila specified.
"Moreover, I have conveyed to the Vice President the support that Romania will continue to grant the consolidation of the relations between the European Union and the Republic of India, this topic being tackled during our talks from the perspective of Romania's taking over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union," premier Dancila further stated.