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Romanian president gives speech to German parliament, meets with PM and president

November 18, 2024

Romanian president Klaus Iohannis was on a visit to Berlin from November 15 to 18 to signal the strong ties between Romania and Germany with a speech in the German Bundestag. He also met German chancellor Olaf Scholz and president Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

During his speech, the Romanian president said that the friendship between the two states has “never been closer and stronger than it is now.”

Since the fall of communism, Romania and Germany saw “an upward dynamic reflected...

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