Bucharest, July 27 (IANS) Romania’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said Monday that a member of the Russian Embassy in Bucharest had been declared undesirable (persona non grata) and ordered to leave the country within five days. The Foreign Ministry summoned the Ambassador of Russia to its headquarters upon the instructions of Romanian Foreign Minister Oana-Silvia Toiu.“The summoning came as a firm response to the repeated violations of Romania’s airspace between 24 and 26 July 2026, d…
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New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu returned to New Delhi on Sunday after successfully concluding her three-nation State visit to Moldova, North Macedonia and Romania, marking a significant diplomatic outreach aimed at strengthening India’s ties with the three European countries.Announcing her return, the official X handle of the President of India posted: “President Droupadi Murmu arrived in Delhi after completing her State visits to Moldova, North Macedonia and Romania.”Du…
Paris, July 25 (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday thanked firefighters and security forces for their efforts as the country is facing massive wildfires.”In these hours when the flames are severely testing our country, France reveals what it is: a united people, standing shoulder to shoulder. Thank you to our firefighters, our military personnel, the civil security forces, our gendarmes and police officers, as well as to the farmers and entrepreneurs, who through their commitment…
Bucharest, July 25 (IANS) The close bond between people of India and Romania remains the strongest pillar of relations between both countries, President Droupadi Murmu said while addressing members of the Indian community and ‘Friends of India’ in Bucharest on the concluding day of her State Visit to the country. President Murmu also urged the Indian community in Romania to continue being active partners in the developmental journey of India.“I am delighted to see that the Indian diaspora …
Bucharest, July 25 (IANS) Romanian President Nicusor Dan said Saturday that Romania had shot down another drone after it violated the country’s airspace, marking the second such incident in two days.The drone was downed about 10 km west of Sfantu Gheorghe in central Romania, Dan said.Romania’s Ministry of National Defence said in a statement that its radar surveillance systems detected an unauthorised drone entering the eastern European country’s national airspace and flying in the border area w…
Bucharest, July 24 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu on Friday described education as the “single‑most transformative force” in her life, while receiving the Honorary Doctorate (Doctor Honoris Causa) from the Bucharest University of Economic Studies in Romania. She said her personal journey had taught her that education is the great equaliser, capable of reshaping lives and societies.“I was born in a small village in a family with very limited means. I was the first girl from my village to…
Bucharest, July 24 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu on Friday was conferred with an Honorary Doctorate by the Bucharest University of Economic Studies at a ceremony in Bucharest, Romania.During her address at the ceremony, President Murmu encouraged Bucharest University and other Romanian educational institutions to deepen cooperation through joint research and faculty and student exchanges.”Today, as the world is being reshaped by artificial intelligence, digital technologies and other rapid sci…
Bucharest, July 24 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday stated that there is huge scope to further strengthen collaboration between India and Romania in defence manufacturing. Addressing a special media briefing in Bucharest on President Droupadi Murmu’s State Visit to Romania, MEA’s Secretary (West) Sibi George stated that more cooperation in defence manufacturing, industrial collaboration, defence technologies, maritime security and cyber security are the areas both countr…
Bucharest, July 24 (IANS) Romanian President Nicusor Dan said Friday that Romania shot down a drone breaching its airspace in Buzau County.He said that the authorities are conducting investigations at the scene of the incident to establish all the circumstances in which the drone entered Romania’s airspace and to identify it, Xinhua News Agency reported.”It is important to note that the area was uninhabited, which is why the pilot was able to fire from above,” Dan added.Romania’s Ministry of Nat…
Bucharest, July 24 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu on Friday paid her respects at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Romania’s Bucharest before the conclusion of the last leg of her three-nation Europe visit.”President Droupadi Murmu paid her respects at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Bucharest, Romania. The monument embodies Romania’s gratitude to its fallen soldiers and is a national symbol of patriotism, unity, and peace,” the President’s Secretariat wrote on X.Earlier in the day, Presi…