- The United Arab Emirates and Romania share a long-term friendship and strategic cooperation in various fields. Bilateral relations between the UAE and Romania, especially economic relations, are traced back to the year 1974, when Romania opened a trade office in Dubai (the Office for Economic Promotion and Cooperation). This step was an important turning point that resulted in positive outcomes that led to the development of cooperation relations between the two countries. This step reflected the two countries' desire to strengthen economic relations and develop trade cooperation in all sectors, which resulted in strengthening relations between the two countries and establishing official diplomatic relations between the UAE and Romania, in August 1989.
- The leaderships of the two countries have made great efforts in recent years to strengthen bilateral relations in a way that achieves the interests of the two friendly peoples.
- Bilateral relations have witnessed a remarkable development in recent years, within the framework of the strategic partnership between the UAE and Romania. Bilateral relations go beyond economic aspects, to the political and educational sectors, and cooperation in the field of energy, digitization, and others.
- Economic relations between the two countries were initially based on the export of Romanian goods. The United Arab Emirates and Romania formalized the relationship by opening the Economic Promotion and Cooperation Office in Dubai in 1974, an entity that subsequently continued to work for the benefit of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Later, the Romanian Office for Economic Promotion and Cooperation was merged into the Romanian Consulate General established in the United Arab Emirates.
- The value of non-oil bilateral trade between the UAE and Romania registered a positive trend of 9%, from US$805.7 million in 2022 to
US$812.2 million in 2023, and will continue to increase thanks to the signed memorandums of understanding and agreements.
- Traditional trade relations between the UAE and Romania have increased the interest of Romanian companies in the Emirati market, with many of them establishing branches in the United Arab Emirates, especially in the Emirates of Dubai and Abu Dhabi, mostly in the fields of information technology and services, artificial intelligence, communications, general trade, real estate, agriculture, food security, services, transport, and infrastructure etc.
- As for Emirati investors present in Romania, DP World, the sole shareholder in Constanta South Container Terminal (CSCT) SRL, and Al Dahra Agricultural Company are among the most prominent investors in the Romanian market. Masdar, TAQA, ADNOC, ADQ, Ethmar, Emagro, in addition to Emirati businessmen are committed to strengthening the strong economic partnership with Romanian entities through investments in projects of priority that benefit both parties.
- The Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in Romania participated in a wide range of cultural activities, organizing many cultural events and exhibitions on numerous themes such as: tolerance, women empowerment, youth empowerment, people of determination empowerment, COP28, creative economy, sustainability, with the aim of introducing the Romanian society to the culture and development in the UAE, displaying, at the same time, the country’s traditions, heritage, values, and promoting cultural exchange and dialogue between the two countries.
- The UAE Embassy in Romania has fruitful cooperation with public and private institutions, media representatives, universities, as well as NGOs in Romania.
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