Bucharest, 18 November 2025
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Harry Theoharis took part in the Delphi Economic Forum Bucharest 2025, which was held in Bucharest for the first time.
The Deputy Minister took part in the panel discussion entitled “Connecting for Prosperity: Deepening Economic Cooperation and Business Ties in South East Europe”, together with the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia, Mr. Dušan Kozarev, where the prospects for further strengthening economic cooperation and business ties in South-East Europe were discussed. On the sidelines of the Forum, Mr. Theoharis met with Romania’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs responsible for Romania’s OECD accession process, Mr. Luca Niculescu. During the meeting, Romania’s progress towards accession to the Organisation was presented, and Greece’s steadfast support for the relevant efforts was confirmed. Ways of further strengthening bilateral economic and trade relations were also examined, with particular emphasis on energy and connectivity. The Deputy Minister then met with the Executive President of the Romanian Agency for Investment and Foreign Trade (ARICE), Mr. Doru-Claudian Frunzulică. The discussions focused on strengthening cooperation between ARICE and Enterprise Greece, as well as on broadening bilateral economic and trade partnerships.
In addition, a working meeting was held with the Board of Directors of the Hellenic–Romanian Chamber of Commerce, where further possibilities for deepening business cooperation between the two countries were examined. At the end of the visit, the Deputy Minister gave an interview to journalist Mr. Vlad Ungar for the programme “Lumea diplomatică” on the Romanian television channel TVR.
