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PM Marcel Ciolacu, meeting with Japanese delegation

December 4, 2024

Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu declared on Tuesday that Romania's role as a factor of stability in Europe and in the region, as well as its geostrategic, economic and political advantages qualify our country as a destination for investors.The Head of Government had, at the Victoria Palace, a meeting with a delegation of Japanese investors from the fields of energy, research and technology, industry, infrastructure and banking, led by the Japanese Deputy Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Shinji Takeuchi.The Prime Minister appreciated the level of Romanian-Japanese bilateral relations, developed on the basis of the Strategic Partnership, the common values promoted by the two states and the economic opportunities offered by the current international context, according to a Government press release sent on Tuesday.The Head of the Executive emphasized the role of Romania as a factor of stability in Europe and in the region, as well as the geostrategic, economic and political advantages that qualify it as a destination for investors."The Romanian government has modernized the legislative framework in key areas for attracting foreign investments, such as the public-private partnership. We now have a new law that brings high-quality investors to Romania, we have major projects in the fields of energy, road, railway and maritime infrastructure, in the logistics sector, as well as a Plan for the Reindustrialization of the Country, doubled by a measure through which we financially support, from the state budget, investments with a significant impact on the economy and those carried out in the processing industries," PM Ciolacu said.He also mentioned the state aid schemes, as well as investments in new technologies so that Romania becomes a real technological hub in the center and south-east of Europe."We have ambitious plans in the nuclear area. The experience and professionalism of Japanese companies represent solid arguments for the achievement of our objectives to re-engineer the Candu type nuclear reactors from Cernavoda and to realize the SMR project, the first in Europe. Also, in the area of green energy we have a new law that allows investments in the offshore wind energy area, in a motivating and predictable long-term fiscal framework," said Ciolacu.According to the Prime Minister, Romania has the necessary logistics, expertise, human capital and projects to become one of the main hubs for the reconstruction of Ukraine. In this context, the prime minister recalled Romania's interest in developing the Port of Constanta, as well as in supporting regional interconnection projects.The Japanese economic delegation conveyed its interest in strengthening financial support for Romania in projects in the areas of transport infrastructure, energy, digitization and high technology, the press release reads."The investment opportunities offered by Romania are particularly important and offer new perspectives to develop our bilateral relations," said Deputy Minister Shinji Takeuchi.Also, the Japanese official appreciated Romania's contribution to the organization of the world exhibition Expo Osaka, Kansai 2025, and addressed to Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu the invitation to participate in this event.On behalf of the Romanian Government, the Prime Minister's meeting with the Japanese economic delegation was attended by the Minister of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Tourism, Radu Oprea, the Minister of Energy, Sebastian Burduja, the Minister of Research, Innovation and Digitization, Bogdan Ivan, the head of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister, Alexandru - Mihai Ghigiu.  (Photo:https://gov.ro/)

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