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Theforeign relations of Romania is the policy arm of theGovernment of Romania which guides its interactions with other nations, their citizens and foreign organizations, as well as its status as a member of theEuropean Union,NATO and other international organizations Romania is part of.
Previouslya totalitarian state that hasfaced a revolution and changed its regime at the end of theCold War,Romania transitioned to a foreign policy centered onEuro-Atlantic integration. Romania joinedNATO on March 29, 2004 and theEuropean Union on January 1, 2007, which inadvertently led to positive relations with countries affiliated with those blocks and diminishing of relations with former communist allies such asNorth Korea,China,Russia or states from theMiddle East.
Romania is often classified as amiddle power given itsstrategic geographic position,economic growth capabilities and participation in multilateral institutions that shape geopolitical outcomes of major importance. Romania fosters regional cooperation through initiatives such asBSEC, theThree Seas Initiative,Bucharest Nine,Craiova Group and is also part of theSchengen Area.[1][2][3]
As asemi-presidential state widely recognized as democratic, Romania prioritizesmultilateralism,collective security anddemocratic values and maintains close to very close relations with each of its five neighbours given mutual past cooperation, culture or other aspects.
List of countries which Romania maintains diplomatic relations with:[4]
| # | Country | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 October 1878 | |
| 2 | 26 April 1879 | |
| 3 | 27 July 1879 | |
| 4 | 26 December 1879 | |
| 5 | 9 January 1880 | |
| 6 | 12 February 1880 | |
| 7 | 20 February 1880 | |
| 8 | 20 February 1880 | |
| 9 | 29 March 1880 | |
| 10 | 14 June 1880 | |
| 11 | 5 July 1881 | |
| 12 | 18 June 1902 | |
| 13 | 24 July 1902 | |
| 14 | 1 April 1906 | |
| 15 | 5 December 1910[5] | |
| 16 | 9 May 1911 | |
| 17 | 28 December 1913 | |
| 18 | 18 March 1916 | |
| 19 | 26 April 1917 | |
| 20 | 3 May 1917 | |
| 21 | 25 August 1917 | |
| 22 | 1 September 1919[6] | |
| 23 | 22 June 1919[7] | |
| 24 | 28 June 1920 | |
| 25 | 27 August 1920 | |
| 26 | 21 August 1920 | |
| 27 | 20 April 1924[8] | |
| 28 | 5 February 1925 | |
| 29 | 13 April 1927 | |
| — | 10 May 1927 | |
| 30 | 7 January 1928 | |
| 31 | 12 March 1928 | |
| — | December 1932 | |
| 32 | 24 July 1935 | |
| 33 | 26 July 1935 | |
| 34 | 30 December 1935 | |
| 35 | 10 October 1939 | |
| 36 | 11 June 1948 | |
| 37 | 26 October 1948 | |
| 38 | 14 December 1948 | |
| 39 | 5 October 1949 | |
| 40 | 3 February 1950 | |
| 41 | 20 February 1950 | |
| 42 | 29 April 1950 | |
| 43 | 9 August 1955 | |
| 44 | 17 January 1956 | |
| 45 | 15 March 1956 | |
| 46 | 16 May 1956 | |
| 47 | 2 July 1957 | |
| 48 | 15 September 1957 | |
| 49 | 17 December 1957 | |
| 50 | 5 June 1958 | |
| 51 | 14 August 1958 | |
| 52 | 14 November 1958 | |
| 53 | 13 November 1960 | |
| 54 | 1 December 1960 | |
| 55 | 10 August 1961 | |
| 56 | 20 February 1962[9] | |
| 57 | 16 April 1962 | |
| 58 | 29 June 1962 | |
| 59 | 28 November 1962 | |
| 60 | 10 January 1963 | |
| 61 | 10 June 1963 | |
| 62 | 16 December 1963 | |
| 63 | 15 January 1964 | |
| 64 | 5 May 1964 | |
| 65 | 15 October 1964 | |
| 66 | 6 January 1965 | |
| 67 | 15 January 1965 | |
| 68 | 2 April 1965 | |
| 69 | 10 July 1965 | |
| 70 | 15 July 1965 | |
| 71 | 5 November 1965 | |
| 72 | 21 August 1966 | |
| 73 | 14 October 1966 | |
| 74 | 12 November 1966 | |
| 75 | 31 January 1967[10] | |
| 76 | 4 April 1967 | |
| 77 | 18 May 1967 | |
| 78 | 30 May 1967 | |
| 79 | 15 November 1967 | |
| 80 | 6 February 1968 | |
| 81 | 18 March 1968 | |
| 82 | 13 April 1968 | |
| 83 | 20 April 1968 | |
| 84 | 28 May 1968 | |
| 85 | 7 June 1968 | |
| 86 | 22 June 1968 | |
| 87 | 8 August 1968 | |
| 88 | 10 September 1968 | |
| 89 | 12 November 1968 | |
| 90 | 22 March 1969 | |
| 91 | 27 April 1969 | |
| 92 | 20 June 1969 | |
| 93 | 15 July 1969 | |
| 94 | 13 October 1969 | |
| 95 | 18 October 1969 | |
| 96 | 14 May 1970 | |
| 97 | 4 July 1970 | |
| 98 | 12 January 1971 | |
| 99 | 30 July 1971 | |
| 100 | 5 October 1971 | |
| 101 | 7 October 1971 | |
| 102 | 28 February 1972 | |
| 103 | 9 March 1972 | |
| 104 | 30 April 1972 | |
| 105 | 29 June 1972 | |
| 106 | 21 September 1972 | |
| 107 | 25 November 1972 | |
| 108 | 1 June 1973 | |
| 109 | 20 June 1973 | |
| 110 | 11 July 1973 | |
| 111 | 16 November 1973 | |
| 112 | 14 February 1974 | |
| 113 | 1 May 1974 | |
| 114 | 25 June 1974 | |
| 115 | 21 August 1974 | |
| 116 | 3 April 1975 | |
| 117 | 1 May 1975 | |
| 118 | 25 June 1975 | |
| 119 | 12 July 1975 | |
| 120 | 15 August 1975 | |
| 121 | 17 September 1975 | |
| 122 | 25 November 1975 | |
| 123 | 19 December 1975 | |
| 124 | 19 May 1976 | |
| 125 | 30 June 1976 | |
| 126 | 12 August 1976 | |
| 127 | 1 September 1977 | |
| 128 | 18 June 1978 | |
| 129 | 6 January 1979 | |
| 130 | 31 October 1979 | |
| 131 | 15 November 1979 | |
| 132 | 17 December 1979 | |
| 133 | 18 April 1980 | |
| 134 | 9 May 1980 | |
| 135 | 25 July 1984 | |
| 136 | 15 July 1985 | |
| — | 14 January 1989[11][12] | |
| 137 | 1 August 1989 | |
| 138 | 21 March 1990 | |
| 139 | 30 March 1990 | |
| 140 | 18 April 1990 | |
| 141 | 22 October 1990 | |
| 142 | 7 December 1990 | |
| 143 | 12 December 1990 | |
| 144 | 1 February 1991 | |
| 145 | 27 August 1991 | |
| 146 | 13 September 1991[13] | |
| 147 | 13 September 1991[14] | |
| 148 | 13 September 1991[15] | |
| 149 | 21 November 1991 | |
| 150 | 17 December 1991 | |
| 151 | 1 February 1992 | |
| 152 | 14 February 1992 | |
| 153 | 28 May 1992 | |
| 154 | 15 June 1992 | |
| 155 | 19 June 1992 | |
| 156 | 25 June 1992 | |
| 157 | 15 July 1992 | |
| 158 | 20 July 1992 | |
| 159 | 21 July 1992 | |
| 160 | 27 August 1992 | |
| 161 | 28 August 1992 | |
| 162 | 1 January 1993 | |
| 163 | 25 March 1993 | |
| 164 | 24 November 1993 | |
| 165 | 15 April 1994 | |
| 166 | 11 January 1995 | |
| 167 | 13 March 1995 | |
| 168 | 20 June 1995 | |
| 169 | 6 October 1995 | |
| 170 | 29 January 1996 | |
| 171 | 29 February 1996 | |
| 172 | 6 June 1996 | |
| 173 | 12 December 1997 | |
| 174 | 20 December 2002 | |
| 175 | 22 May 2003 | |
| 176 | 2 March 2006 | |
| 177 | 12 May 2006 | |
| 178 | 9 August 2006 | |
| 179 | 18 June 2007 | |
| 180 | 19 March 2008[16] | |
| 181 | 30 January 2009 | |
| 182 | 25 June 2009 | |
| 183 | 1 February 2011 | |
| 184 | 2 March 2011 | |
| 185 | 17 April 2013 | |
| 186 | 16 February 2018 | |
| 187 | 5 April 2018 | |
| 188 | 1 June 2018 | |
| 189 | 9 July 2018[17] | |
| 190 | 5 February 2019[18] | |
| 191 | 11 April 2023[18] | |
| Organization | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| The 1970's. | See2007 enlargement of the European Union Romania is widely recognized to be the first communist state to maintain relations with theEuropean Union and has been the sole communist state part of theWarsaw Pact to have friendly relations with the West. Romania signed itsEurope Agreement on February 1, 1993 and has submitted its official application formembership in the European Union on June 22, 1995, alongside theSnagov Declaration, signed a day prior as a declaration of all major fourteen political parties of the country at that moment that they commit to consider theEuropean integration as a key policy of each of them. During the early 2000's, Romania (as well as Bulgaria, the other country part of the same wave of accession) implemented various reforms in order to be eligible for European integration, and on December 17, 2004, it has received its final accession date. Romaniajoined the European Union as a full member on January 1, 2007. | |
| The 1990's. | SeeRomania in NATO As a former member of theEastern Bloc, relations withNATO in the second part of the 20th century for Romania were mostly negative, but took a drastic turn afterthe transition to a democratic government in 1989. In the early 1990's, Romania became a key ally of NATO given its desire to become part of the organization and strategic geopolitic position. Romania became part of thePartnership for Peace on January 26, 1994 and has took part in its first NATO exercises in September of the same year, in Poland. It has supported NATO in its peacekeeping missions in countries such asAngola,Bosnia and Herzegovina andAfghanistan and has allowed NATO forces to use its airspace during theNATO bombing of Yugoslavia. Romania was officially invited to join NATO at thePrague Summit of November 21-22, 2002 and became part of the organization on March 29, 2004, alongsideBulgaria,Estonia,Latvia,Lithuania,Slovakia andSlovenia. |
Romania joined theEuropean Union (EU) on January 1, 2007.
| Country | Formal relations began | Notes |
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| 1878-09-23 | SeeAustria–Romania relations
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| 1879-07-28 | SeeBulgaria–Romania relations | |
| 1941-05-13 | SeeCroatia–Romania relations | |
| 1917-04-26 | SeeDenmark–Romania relations
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| 1920-06-28 | SeeFinland–Romania relations
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| 1880-02-20 | SeeFrance–Romania relations
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| 1880-02-20 | SeeGermany–Romania relations | |
| 1880-01-08 | SeeGreece–Romania relations
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| 1920-08-21 | SeeHungary–Romania relations | |
| 1990-04-18 | SeeIreland–Romania relations | |
| 1879-12-06 | SeeItaly–Romania relations | |
| 1924-08-21 | SeeLithuania–Romania relations | |
| 1880-01-24 | SeeNetherlands–Romania relations
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| 1919-02-22 | SeePoland–Romania relations
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| 1917-08-31 | SeePortugal–Romania relations
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| 1993-01-01 | SeeRomania–Slovakia relations
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| 1992-08-28 | SeeRomania–Slovenia relations
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| 1881-07-05 | SeeRomania–Spain relations
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| 1916-03-18 | SeeRomania–Sweden relations
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| Country | Formal relations began | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1913-12-28 | SeeAlbania–Romania relations | |
| 1991-12-17 | SeeArmenia–Romania relations
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| 1992-02-14 | SeeBelarus–Romania relations | |
| 1996-03-01 | SeeBosnia and Herzegovina–Romania relations | |
| 1921-02-18 | SeeGeorgia–Romania relations | |
| 1920-06-12 | SeeHoly See–Romania relations | |
| 1991-08-27 | SeeMoldova–Romania relations
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| 2006-08-09 | SeeMontenegro–Romania relations | |
| 1917-05-03 | SeeNorway–Romania relations | |
| 1878-10-12 | SeeRomania–Russia relations
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| 1841-04-19[20] | SeeRomania–Serbia relations
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| 1992 | SeeForeign relations of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta | |
| 1911-05-09 | SeeRomania–Switzerland relations[22] | |
| 1879-10-22 | SeeRomania–Turkey relations[23] | |
| 1918-02-09 | SeeRomania–Ukraine relations
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| 1880-02-20 | SeeRomania–United Kingdom relations Romania establisheddiplomatic relations with the United Kingdom on 20 February 1880.[24]
Both countries share common membership of theCouncil of Europe, theInternational Criminal Court,NATO, theOSCE, and theWorld Trade Organization. Bilaterally the two countries have a Defence Cooperation Agreement,[27] and a Double Taxation Convention.[28] |
| Country | Formal relations began | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1958-06-05 | SeeForeign relations of Afghanistan | |
| 1992-06-19 | SeeAzerbaijan–Romania relations
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| 1949-10-05 | SeeChina–Romania relations | |
| 1902-07-24 | SeeIran–Romania relations
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| 1958-08-14 | SeeIraq–Romania relations | |
| 1948-06-11 | SeeIsrael–Romania relations | |
| 1948-10-26 | SeeNorth Korea–Romania relations
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| 1965-01-06 | SeeLebanon–Romania relations | |
| 1969-03-22 | SeeMalaysia–Romania relations | |
| 1988-11-17 | SeeRomania–Palestine relations | |
| 1964-10-15 | SeePakistan–Romania relations | |
| 1972-03-10 | SeePhilippines–Romania relations | |
| 1995-03-13 | SeeRomania–Saudi Arabia relations | |
| 1967-05-30[31] | SeeForeign relations of Singapore In February 2002 the Romanian presidentIon Iliescu made an official visit to Singapore.[32] In March 2002 Romania and Singapore signed a double-taxation agreement.[33] In November 2008, Singapore signed an open skies agreement (OSA) with Romania to allow greater flexibility on air services.[34] In 2000, trade between Romania and Singapore was US$15.5 million, roughly balanced.[31] The Romanian market, with a relatively cheap and skilled labor force and advantageous tax laws, has been attractive to several Singapore companies who have established joint ventures in Romania. Forte, created in 1990 as a Romanian-Singapore joint venture for computer assembly, is an example.[35] (However, in 2006 Forte was acquired by Siemens.[36])
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| 1990-03-30[38] | SeeRomania–South Korea relations
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| 1957-09-15 | SeeRomania–Sri Lanka relations | |
| 1955-08-09 | SeeRomania–Syria relations | |
| 1973-06-01 | SeeForeign relations of Thailand | |
| 1995-10-06 | SeeRomania–Uzbekistan relations |
| Country | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1962-02-20 | SeeMorocco–Romania relations | |
| 1963-12-16 | SeeRomania–Tunisia relations |
| Country | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1969-07-15 | SeeChad–Romania relations |
| Country | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1968-06-22 | SeeForeign relations of Kenya Romania opened its embassy in Kenya in 1974. |
| Country | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1919-08-19 | SeeCanada–Romania relations | |
| 1935-07-20 | SeeMexico–Romania relations
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| 1880-06-14[44] | SeeRomania–United States relations Although diplomatic relations between the two countries started in 1880, the United States recognized Romania's independence on October 14, 1878. The relations were severed between 1941 and 1946 and remained strained until the 1960s. The bilateral relations began improving after the fall of communism in Romania.
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| Country | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
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| 1931-04-24 | SeeArgentina–Romania relations
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| 1928-01-07 | SeeBrazil–Romania relations
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| 1925-02-05 | SeeChile–Romania relations | |
| 1939-10-10 | Main article:Peru–Romania relations | |
| 1925-07-24 | SeeRomania–Uruguay relations
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| Country | Formal Relations Began | Notes |
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| 1968-03-18 | SeeAustralia–Romania relations Romania and Australia have concluded an Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement, signed in 1994, a Trade and Economic Agreement (signed with full effect for Australia in July 2002 and for Romania in January 2003) and an Agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion, signed in 2001.[45] |
Romania is a member of the following international organisations:
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