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Message of Foreign Minister, Lazar Comanescu, on the 25th anniversary of Nine O’Clock Newspaper: I would like to express my gratitude to Nine O’Clock for supporting the Romanian diplomacy

October 10, 2016

On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Nine O’Clock, it is with great pleasure that I extend my sincere congratulations, along with my best wishes for the future, to the editorial team of this well-known and respected newspaper. Nine O’Clock is the only English daily that provides diplomatic news to the Romanian public and, […]

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Romanian fertilizers maker Azomures resumes operations after one-year outage

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Levantine BBQ Nights: A new culinary escape at OLEA every Thursday

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