Romania to open consulate in Chennai

Bucharest, September 20: Romania will open a consulate in Chennai. This was decided in a meeting between Vice President Venkaiah Naidu and Romania Prime Minister Viorica Dancila in on Wednesday evening.

 

In a joint press statement, Vice President Naidu invited Dancila to visit India. Ms. Dancila also invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Romania in January next year. Vice President Naidu said during its forthcoming Presidency of EU, Romania will take the lead for negotiations to restart on the early conclusion of India-EU free trade agreement with balanced outcomes.

Later, Vice President also addressed the India-Romania Business forum. Mr. Naidu said that the demonetisation and the GST have been successfully implemented to help India to emerge as a modern and unified market.

 

He said the country has embarked on the path of economic transformation and this presents fresh opportunities in multiple sectors for Romanian entrepreneurs. He said that Indian economy is growing at over eight percent, which is one of the fastest growth rate in the world for a large economy.