Romania–Syria relations refer to the bilateral and diplomatic relations between Romania and Syria. Relations between the Romanian People's Republic and the Syrian Republic were established on 9 August 1955. Romania has an embassy in Damascus.[1] Syria has an embassy in Bucharest.[2]

Before Syria suspended itself, both countries were full members of the UM. In September 2021, a chargé d'affaires was appointed at the Romanian embassy in Damascus.[3] In April 2024, a Romanian Intelligence Service chief Răzvan Ionescu met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Hossam Louka, director of GID, delivering a joint message from Romania, Cyprus, Greece and Italy, expressing their intention to re-establish contact with the Syrian government.[4]

Country comparison

Romania Romania Syria Syria
Population 19,051,562 [5] 18,604,031[6]
Area 238,398 km2 (50,949 sq mi) 185,180  km2 (71,500 sq mi)
Population Density 97/km2 (250/sq mi) 118.3/km2 (306.4/sq mi)
Capital Bucharest Damascus
Largest City Bucharest – 1,739,297 Damascus – 2,503,000[7]
Government Unitary semi-presidential republic Transitional government
Current leader President Klaus Iohannis
Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu 		Prime Minister Mohammed al-Bashir
Official languages Romanian Arabic
Main religions 73.86% Romanian Orthodoxy, 5.97% Protestantism, 4.5% Catholicism, 0.3% Islam 87% Islam, 10% Christianity, 3% Druzism
Ethnic groups 89.3% Romanians, 6.0% Hungarians 75% Arabs
10% Kurds
15% Others (including Turkomans, Assyrians, Circassians, Armenians and Jews)[8][9]
GDP (nominal) US$ 817.986 billion (43,179 per capita) US$22,4 billion,[10] ($1,265 per capita)

Factors affecting relations

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ambasada României la Damasc | AMBASADA ROMÂNIEI în Republica Arabă Siriană".
  2. ^ "L'isolement diplomatique de la Syrie se relâche". Le Monde. 13 February 2019.
  3. ^ "About The Chargé d'Affaires of the European Union to Syria". eeas.europa.eu. 29 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Romanian Intelligence Chief Visits Syria, Meets Bashar al-Assad with a Message". The Syrian Observer. 19 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă la 1 Ianuarie 2023" (PDF) (in Romanian). INSSE (www.insse.ro). Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  6. ^ "Population, total – Syrian Arab Republic". worldpopulationreview.com. World population review. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Damascus population 2022". World Population Review. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Syria: People and society". The World Factbook. CIA. 10 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Largest Ethnic Groups In Syria". WorldAtlas. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  10. ^ "GDP Syrian Arab Republic". worldbank.org. World Bank. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania%E2%80%93Syria_relations
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