The President of India, Droupadi Murmu, was received on Thursday by President Nicusor Dan at Cotroceni Palace.
She is on a state visit to Romania until Saturday, at the invitation of the Romanian side.
The official talks between the two heads of state will focus on strengthening the expanded partnership between Romania and India, in the context of the 2028 anniversary marking 80 years of bilateral diplomatic relations, the Presidential Administration announced.
According to the quoted source, the dialogue will aim to foster interpersonal ties by intensifying cultural, academic, and sports exchanges as well as cooperation in research and innovation alongside deepening bilateral economic cooperation. In this regard, the relationship's upward trajectory is notable, particularly following the 2024 adoption of the Joint Declaration marking ten years of the Enhanced Partnership and against the backdrop of the unprecedented strengthening of the Strategic Partnership between the European Union and the Republic of India, the source noted.
The two presidents will hold official talks, at the conclusion of which they will make joint press statements.
Subsequently, a state dinner is scheduled in honor of Droupadi Murmu.
On the sidelines of the state visit, a bilateral economic forum will take place on Friday, inaugurated by the two presidents and attended by representatives of the business communities of Romania and India, as well as Romanian officials.
The Presidential Administration considers the state visit of the President of the Republic of India to Romania a milestone in the bilateral relationship, marking the resumption of political dialogue at the highest level after a two-decade hiatus.
The most recent visit by a Romanian head of state to the Republic of India took place in 2006, while the last visit by an Indian president to Romania was in 1994.
