Romania–Syria relations

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Romania-Syria relations

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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

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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 | President Ahmed al-Sharaa
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

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* The two countries were exposed to colonialism and occupation, which made their positions against the occupation.
* Geographical proximity and the common cultural heritage between the two countries represented by Ancient Syria and Dacia through Greco-Roman world.
* Both countries belonged to Roman Empire and Ottoman Empire for centuries.

## See also

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* Foreign relations of Romania
* Foreign relations of Syria
* Syria-EU relations
* Arab League-EU relations

## References

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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.

## External links

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* Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: direction of the Romanian embassy in Damascus
* Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: direction of the Syrian embassy in Bucharest

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