On November 28, 2024, the Embassy of Romania in Tashkent organized a gala reception on the occasion of the National Day of Romania. The event was attended by officials from various ministries and departments, members of the diplomatic corps, scientists and cultural figures, and representatives of the business community.
During the celebration, the guests were presented with a photo exhibition dedicated to the 106th anniversary of the Great Union of Romania, as well as videos about the country's cultural heritage and tourist attractions. The Ambassador of Romania to the Republic of Uzbekistan Daniel Cristian Ciobanu emphasized that the development of bilateral relations with Uzbekistan is one of Romania's priorities in the Central Asian region. "This year, the key event was the round of political consultations between our Ministries of Foreign Affairs at the level of Secretary of State/Deputy Minister (Bucharest, November 4, 2024). The previous round took place in Samarkand on November 18, 2022. "The new round follows the excellent meeting last year between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania, Her Excellency Mrs. Luminita Odobescu, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan, His Excellency Mr. Bakhtiyor Saidov," said Daniel Cristian Ciobanu.
According to him, the meeting of the Joint Romanian-Uzbek Commission on Road Transport (Bucharest, 27-28 March 2024) was a valuable contribution to strengthening bilateral cooperation. A landmark moment is the liberalization of bilateral road transport. Romania pays great attention to the development of the port of Constanta and the promotion of the international transport route Black Sea - Caspian Sea.
The Ambassador mentioned the visits to Uzbekistan of the Chairman of the Agency for Monitoring and Evaluation of Activities of State Enterprises of Romania Mr. Mihai Precup (4-6 June 2024) and the State Secretary of the Ministry of Finance of Romania Ms. Carmen Moraru (22-28 September 2024), as well as the visits to Romania of the delegation of the Social Protection Agency under the President of Uzbekistan (28 January – 3 February 2024), the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Uzbekistan (16 April 2024), the Prosecutor General's Office and the Academy of Law Enforcement Agencies of Uzbekistan (22-26 April 2024). It is also worth mentioning the technical stop in Tashkent of the delegation of the Ministry of Environment, Water and Forestry of Romania, headed by the Secretary General Alexandru Avram (11-12 June 2024), the visit to Uzbekistan of the Secretary General of the National Union of Road Carriers of Romania, Mr. Radu Dinescu (3-5 September 2024) and the business trip to Romania of the delegation of IT Park of Uzbekistan, headed by the Director General Mr. Farhod Ibrahimov (November 2024).
"Looking at the Uzbek statistics, I am pleased to note the upward trend in our bilateral trade over the past 3 years. This is a significant indicator of the existing potential. This year we have witnessed a growing interest of Romanian companies and agencies in attracting labor from Uzbekistan to Romania. The number of Romanian tourists visiting Uzbekistan is also increasing," added Daniel Cristian Ciobanu. The Ambassador emphasized that several outstanding events took place in the capital of Uzbekistan this year: a painting and sculpture exhibition dedicated to the great Romanian sculptor Constantin Brancusi (February 2024), a photo exhibition about the remarkable Romanian composer George Enescu (March 2024), a screening of the historical documentary film “Maria – the Heart of Romania” (March 2024) and an exhibition of national Romanian and Uzbek costumes (June 2024). Romania participated in the Tashkent International Jazz Festival with an outstanding concert by Mr. Petre Ionutescu. This year, Romania was represented for the first time at the Boysun Bahori International Folklore Festival with a wonderful performance by the art group “Doina Gorjului”. Romania also participated in the Tashkent International Biennial of Contemporary Art with a live performance “Ephemeral Echoes”. The Ambassador thanked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan for the valuable support of the many public and cultural diplomacy events organized this year by the Embassy of Romania in cooperation with various partners. "As a Member State of the European Union, Romania will continue to be a strong supporter of the development of relations between the European Union and Uzbekistan," said Daniel Cristian Ciobanu.
