Foreign minister concludes visit to Romania

Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid concluded Monday a four-day official visit to Romania to mark four decades since diplomatic relations were established between the two countries.

During the trip, Shahid met with his counterpart Teodor Meleșcanu to review ongoing cooperation.

“Consultations focused on avenues of cooperation in trade, tourism, education, food industry, as well as on opportunities for exchange of technical expertise in the areas of disaster risk management and climate change,” according to a joint press release.

“The two chief diplomats also exchanged views on the current state of regional affairs and reiterated their commitment to multilateralism, while agreeing to deepen cooperation in the international fora.”

The foreign ministers signed a Memorandum of Understanding, “which will give impetus to the bilateral political-diplomatic dialogue by establishing a mechanism for regular consultations on bilateral and regional issues.”

Shahid also paid a courtesy call on Ana Birchall, vice prime minister for the implementation of Romania’s Strategic Partnerships, and held meetings with the leadership of the Ministry for Business Environment, Commerce and Entrepreneurship, the Ministry of Interior Affairs and the Director General of the Romanian Diplomatic Institute.

On Monday evening, Grand Mufti Iusuf Muurat, head of the Muslim community in Romania, hosted an iftar (break fast meal) in honour of the foreign minister at the Hunchiar – Carol I Mosque in Bucharest.

Leaving #Bucharest after very successful meetings and confident that our relationship is now open to new horizons. Thank my dear friend @BirchallAnna, Deputy Prime Minister and my dear colleague @teodormelescanu, Foreign Minister of #Romania for the wonderful hospitality. pic.twitter.com/3gLpdM9tKG

— Abdulla Shahid 🎈 (@abdulla_shahid) May 13, 2019

Grand Mufti and Head of the Muslim Community in #Romania, Mr. Iusuf Muurat hosted an iftar today in honour of the Foreign Minister @abdulla_shahid at the Hunchiar – Carol I Mosque in Bucharest@MAERomania pic.twitter.com/EBc7CcAmum

— MFA Maldives (@MDVForeign) May 12, 2019

Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid meets General Cristian Bizadea, Deputy Director of #Romanian Intelligence Service and discussed ways of strengthening the work to support cooperation in the field of counter terrorism and security. pic.twitter.com/QZloFYlQFz

— MFA Maldives (@MDVForeign) May 13, 2019

Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid signs a Memorandum of Understanding between the Foreign Ministries of the #Maldives and #Romania for the establishment of a consultation and cooperation mechanism.@MAERomania pic.twitter.com/s4C4hcxXWN

— MFA Maldives (@MDVForeign) May 10, 2019

Minister Shahid meets the Secretary of the State of Business Environment of Romania, Gabriela Mihaela Voicilă today in Romania. Discussions were focused on promotion of trade and commerce btwn the #Maldives and #Romania particularly in food industry, tourism and air connectivity. pic.twitter.com/JEvl2fXyCB

— MFA Maldives (@MDVForeign) May 10, 2019