President Murmu to visit Moldova, North Macedonia, Romania

• President Droupadi Murmu will embark on State Visits to Moldova, North Macedonia, and Romania from  July 19-25.

• The State Visit to three counties reflects the importance India attaches to strengthening its bilateral ties with these countries along with India’s engagement with the wider Eastern European region.

• President Murmu will visit Moldova on July 20 at the invitation of the President Maia Sandu. This is the first ever visit by an Indian President to Moldova.

• This visit would mark a significant and historical milestone and elevate bilateral ties to a broad-based partnership. There is good scope for mutually beneficial cooperation in the areas of agriculture, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, IT and education.

• At the invitation of President Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, Murmu will visit North Macedonia from  July 21 and 22. This will be the first ever visit by an Indian President to North Macedonia.

• At the invitation of President Nicusor Dan, Murmu will visit Romania from July 23 to 25. This would be the first visit by the President of India, after a gap of over three decades.

• Romania is a valuable partner in the European Union and with the conclusion of India-EU Free Trade Agreement, bilateral economic partnership would strengthen further in the coming years.