The Reception for the Diplomatic Corps accredited to Bucharest, offered by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania
Publicat pe 29/01/2016
Bucharest, January 28th, 2016: The President of the Chamber of commerce and Industry of Romania (CCIR), Mr. Mihai Daraban, was on Thursday, January 28th, 2016, the host of the Reception for the Diplomatic Corps accredited to Bucharest.
The event, which took place at CCIR Business Center, marked the special contribution of foreign diplomats in developing the national economy, through the support given to bilateral commercial relations between Romania and other states of the world.
In his speech, the President of CCIR, Mr. Mihai Daraban, thanked the Ambassadors and representatives of Diplomatic Missions for their involvement in intensifying the international economic cooperation and for stimulating global investments. “We started to have numerous partnerships abroad and I can mention here the protocols with the Chambers of Commerce from Turkey, Poland and the Metropolitan Area of New York. Also, I am honored that at the fairs and business forums we organize, we enjoy the presence of Romania’s President and of the Prime Minister each year, and last year was also marked by the presence of the Presidents from the Republic of Turkey, The Republic of Portugal and Bulgaria”, declared the President of CCIR. Mr. Daraban also discussed about Romania’s economic situation, which had the biggest growth from the EU last year: “30% of our GDP is represented by the industrial sector, we have a very good geographic location, and I mention here the European corridor no. 7, this being one of the most important projects of the country”.
The State Secretary for strategic affairs from the Foreign Affairs Ministry, Mr. Daniel Ioniţă, gave a speech in which he underlined the constant support of the ministry for CCIR in promoting Romania’s interests abroad, in this sense reminding the collaboration protocol signed between the ministry and CCIR in March, 2015: “Our purpose is to sustain the development of the entrepreneurial environment and of our country’s investment potential. We must be aware that, without the business environment’s involvement, all the external economic collaborations are meant to become just simple exercise without definitive effects. That is why we encourage you to use all the occasions and available channels throughout your institutions from Romania in order to develop new business connections on new markets and to strengthen the existent ones”.
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania, a non-governmental organization, organizes annually the Reception for the Diplomatic Corps accredited to Bucharest. Through this event, CCIR honors the contribution of diplomatic offices from 1864, when foreign diplomats in Bucharest made steps along Alexandru Ioan Cuza in order to issue the first law of the Chambers of Commerce from the United Principalities, signed on September 30, 1864. last year, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania celebrated 150 years from the issuing of Prince A. I. Cuza’s law.
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