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Philippines–Romania relations are foreign relations between the
Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...
and
Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...
. The Philippines used to maintain an embassy in
Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...
, which was closed in 2012. On the other hand, Romania has an embassy in
Manila Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), is the capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is highly urbanized and, as of 2019, was the world's most densely populate ...
, which is headed by a Chargé d'Affaires.


History

Philippine-Romanian relations started when
Nicolae Ceaușescu Nicolae Ceaușescu ( , ;  – 25 December 1989) was a Romanian communist politician and dictator. He was the general secretary of the Romanian Communist Party from 1965 to 1989, and the second and last Communist leader of Romania. He ...
visited Manila as the first socialist leader to enter the Philippines on April 12, 1975, followed by creating a committee for joint Philippine-Romanian Scientific and Technological Commission headed by Dr. Melecio S. Magno and then Ambassador to Romania
Leticia Ramos-Shahani Leticia Valdez Ramos-Shahani (September 30, 1929 – March 20, 2017) was a Filipina senator, diplomat, and writer. She was the younger sister of Fidel V. Ramos, the 12th president of the Philippines. Early life She was born on September 30 ...
. During that time, the Philippines opened relationships with the
socialist countries A socialist state, socialist republic, or socialist country, sometimes referred to as a workers' state or workers' republic, is a sovereign state constitutionally dedicated to the establishment of socialism. The term ''communist state'' is oft ...
as part of mutual coexistence policy during the Martial Law regime of Ferdinand Marcos, breaking the anti-communist atmosphere prevailing before the administration. It was also from Ceaușescu's visit wherein the first couple were given citations from the University of the Philippines and the Philippine Women's University. Ceaușescu was given an honorary degree as "Doctor of Laws" by the board of regents, while his wife, Elena, as "Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa". In 1994, The Philippine–Romania Business Council, Inc. (PRBC) was organized as an offshoot of the first Philippine trade mission to Romania by the former Undersecretary Tomas Alcantara of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). In 2002 Romania and the Philippines supported each other's bid for a non-permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council. In 2003, the Philippines and Romania agreed to explore areas for cooperation in trade complementation.


Official visits

In January 1994, the President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania visited the Philippines. In June 1996, the President pro tempore of the Philippine Senate visited Romania. In September 1997, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines visited Romania, during the Conference on New and Restored Democracies. In February 2002, Romanian President Ion Iliescu went on a state visit to the Philippines. In July 2002, festivities meant to celebrate three decades of diplomatic relations between the two countries took place in the capitals of both countries.Foreign Ministry of Romania, Republic of the Philippines
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Bilateral Agreements

# Trade Agreement (1992) # Agreement on the promotion and protection of investment # Memorandum of cooperation in tourism (1997) # Technical and scientific cooperation agreement


See also

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Foreign relations of the Philippines Foreign relations of the Philippines are administered by the President of the Philippines and the Department of Foreign Affairs. Philippine international affairs are influenced by ties to its Southeast Asian neighbors, China, the United St ...
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Foreign relations of Romania The foreign relations of Romania are conducted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (''Ministerul Afacerilor Externe''; MAE). Romania is a member of NATO and the European Union. Diplomatic list List of countries which Romania maintains diplomatic ...


References


External links


Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: direction of the Filipino embassy in Bucharest

Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: direction of the Romanian embassy in Manila
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Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...
Bilateral relations of Romania