Romania seeks to enhance economic ties with India

NEW DELHI: A ten-member Romanian delegation currently on a visit to India has expressed its desire to enhance bilateral engagement with the country in Parliamentary and economic spheres.

The all-party delegation led by Valeriu Stefan Zgone, President of the Chambers of Deputies, Parliament of Romania called on Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu and explored possibilities of enhancing bilateral cooperation, according to a senior Ministry official.

Both the sides opined that the present level of bilateral trade of about USD 666 million is inadequate to the potential and needed to be increased by identifying new areas of cooperation for mutual benefit.

Naidu gave a detailed account of functioning of Parliament and the Constitutional scheme of Parliamentary democracy in India and enquired about the political systems in Romania.

Zgone invited Naidu to visit Romania to further ties between the two countries.

Naidu also briefed the Romanian delegation, on a six-day visit, about the various initiatives launched by the Central government like 'Make in India', 'Skill India', 'Digital India' and 'Clean India'.

The two sides also exchanged views on urban development initiatives in both the countries.