Foreign relations of Romania

The foreign relations of Romania are conducted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Ministerul Afacerilor Externe; MAE). Romania is a member of the European Union and NATO.

Diplomatic list

List of countries which Romania maintains diplomatic relations with (all UN members except Bhutan):


#	Country[1]	Date
1	Austria	22 September 1878
2	Hungary	22 September 1878
3	Turkey	22 October 1878
4	Russia	24 October 1878
5	Serbia	26 April 1879
6	Bulgaria	27 July 1879
7	Italy	26 December 1879
8	Greece	9 January 1880
9	Netherlands	12 February 1880
10	France	20 February 1880
11	Germany	20 February 1880
12	United Kingdom	20 February 1880
13	Belgium	29 March 1880
14	United States	14 June 1880
15	Spain	5 July 1881
16	Japan	18 June 1902
17	Iran	24 July 1902
18	Egypt	1 April 1906
19	Luxembourg	18 December 1910
20	Switzerland	9 May 1911
21	Albania	28 December 1913
22	Sweden	18 March 1916
23	Denmark	26 April 1917
24	Norway	3 May 1917
25	Portugal	25 August 1917
26	Poland	22 February 1919
27	Czech Republic	6 April 1919
28	Finland	28 June 1920
29	Estonia	3 September 1921
30	Latvia	3 February 1922
31	Lithuania	21 August 1924
32	Chile	5 February 1925
33	Cuba	13 April 1927
—	Holy See	10 May 1927
34	Brazil	7 January 1928
35	Argentina	12 March 1928
—	Sovereign Military Order of Malta	December 1932
36	Uruguay	24 July 1935
37	Mexico	26 July 1935
38	Venezuela	30 December 1935
39	China	3 July 1939
40	Peru	10 October 1939
41	Israel	11 June 1948
42	North Korea	26 October 1948
43	India	14 December 1948
44	Vietnam	3 February 1950
45	Indonesia	20 February 1950
46	Mongolia	29 April 1950
47	Syria	9 August 1955
48	Sudan	17 January 1956
49	Myanmar	15 March 1956
50	Iceland	16 May 1956
51	Ethiopia	2 July 1957
52	Sri Lanka	15 September 1957
53	Yemen	17 December 1957
54	Afghanistan	5 June 1958
55	Iraq	14 August 1958
56	Guinea	14 November 1958
57	Cyprus	13 November 1960
58	Mali	1 December 1960
59	Ghana	10 August 1961
60	Algeria	16 April 1962
61	Benin	29 June 1962
62	Laos	28 November 1962
63	Cambodia	10 January 1963
64	Kuwait	10 June 1963
65	Tunisia	16 December 1963
66	Sierra Leone	15 January 1964
67	Tanzania	5 May 1964
68	Pakistan	15 October 1964
69	Lebanon	6 January 1965
70	Mauritania	15 January 1965
71	Jordan	2 April 1965
72	Somalia	10 July 1965
73	Rwanda	15 July 1965
74	Senegal	5 November 1965
75	Republic of the Congo	21 August 1966
76	Democratic Republic of the Congo	14 October 1966
77	Nigeria	12 November 1966
78	Canada	4 April 1967
79	Ivory Coast	18 May 1967
80	Singapore	30 May 1967
81	Colombia	15 November 1967
82	Central African Republic	6 February 1968
83	Morocco	20 February 1968
84	Australia	18 March 1968
85	Burkina Faso	13 April 1968
86	Nepal	20 April 1968
87	Zambia	28 May 1968
88	Malta	7 June 1968
89	Kenya	22 June 1968
90	Burundi	8 August 1968
91	Madagascar	10 September 1968
92	Ecuador	12 November 1968
93	Malaysia	22 March 1969
94	Uganda	27 April 1969
95	Niger	20 June 1969
96	Chad	15 July 1969
97	New Zealand	13 October 1969
98	Bolivia	18 October 1969
99	Cameroon	14 May 1970
100	Costa Rica	4 July 1970
101	Togo	12 January 1971
102	Gambia	30 July 1971
103	Panama	5 October 1971
104	Botswana	7 October 1971
105	Philippines	28 February 1972
106	Equatorial Guinea	9 March 1972
107	Liberia	30 April 1972
108	Bangladesh	29 June 1972
109	Gabon	21 September 1972
110	Trinidad and Tobago	25 November 1972
111	Thailand	1 June 1973
112	Guyana	20 June 1973
113	Honduras	11 July 1973
114	Guinea-Bissau	16 November 1973
115	Libya	14 February 1974
116	Oman	1 May 1974
117	Mauritius	25 June 1974
118	Jamaica	21 August 1974
119	Grenada	3 April 1975
120	Lesotho	1 May 1975
121	Mozambique	25 June 1975
122	Sao Tome and Principe	12 July 1975
123	Fiji	15 August 1975
124	Cape Verde	17 September 1975
125	Suriname	25 November 1975
126	Angola	19 December 1975
127	Papua New Guinea	19 May 1976
128	Seychelles	30 June 1976
129	Comoros	12 August 1976
130	Barbados	1 September 1977
131	Djibouti	18 June 1978
132	Nicaragua	6 January 1979
133	Maldives	31 October 1979
134	Saint Lucia	15 November 1979
135	El Salvador	17 December 1979
136	Zimbabwe	18 April 1980
137	Haiti	9 May 1980
138	Dominican Republic	25 July 1984
139	Malawi	15 July 1985
—	State of Palestine	February 1989
140	United Arab Emirates	1 August 1989
141	Namibia	21 March 1990
142	South Korea	30 March 1990
143	Ireland	18 April 1990
144	Qatar	22 October 1990
145	Guatemala	7 December 1990
146	Eswatini	12 December 1990[2]
147	Bahrain	1 February 1991
148	Moldova	27 August 1991
149	South Africa	21 November 1991
150	Armenia	17 December 1991
151	Ukraine	1 February 1992
152	Belarus	14 February 1992
153	Paraguay	28 May 1992
154	Kyrgyzstan	15 June 1992
155	Azerbaijan	19 June 1992
156	Georgia	25 June 1992
157	Kazakhstan	15 July 1992
158	Tajikistan	20 July 1992
159	Turkmenistan	21 July 1992
160	Croatia	27 August 1992
161	Slovenia	28 August 1992
162	Slovakia	1 January 1993
163	Belize	25 March 1993
164	Eritrea	24 November 1993
165	Brunei	15 April 1994
166	North Macedonia	11 January 1995
167	Saudi Arabia	13 March 1995
168	San Marino	20 June 1995
169	Uzbekistan	6 October 1995
170	Marshall Islands	29 January 1996
171	Bosnia and Herzegovina	29 February 1996
172	Andorra	6 June 1996
173	Liechtenstein	12 December 1997
174	East Timor	20 December 2002
175	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	22 May 2003
176	Samoa	2 March 2006
177	Tuvalu	12 May 2006
178	Montenegro	9 August 2006
179	Bahamas	18 June 2007
180	Monaco[3]	19 March 2008
181	Dominica	30 January 2009
182	Saint Kitts and Nevis	25 June 2009
183	Solomon Islands	1 February 2011
184	Nauru	2 March 2011
185	South Sudan	17 April 2013[4]
186	Palau	16 February 2018[5]
187	Antigua and Barbuda	5 April 2018[6]
188	Vanuatu	31 May 2018[7]
189	Kiribati	9 July 2018[8]
190	Federated States of Micronesia	5 February 2019[4]
191	Tonga	11 April 2023[4]

Relations by Continent

Europe (Inside the European Union)

Romania joined the European Union (EU) on January 1, 2007. Romania also declared its public support for Turkey and Croatia joining the European Union. Romania shares a privileged economic relation with Turkey.

Country	Formal relations began	Notes
Austria	1878-09-23	See Foreign relations of Austria Austria (Austria-Hungary, in that era) was the first country who recognized Romania's independence from Turkey (the Ottoman Empire at that time). The relations were suspended on August 27, 1916 when Romania declared war on Austria-Hungary, entering the First World War. On August 27, 1920, the diplomatic relations were resumed, this time with Austria proper, due to the dissolution of the Austria-Hungary Empire. On April 5, 1938 relations were suspended again, few days before the annexation of Austria by Germany (Anschluss). Relations resumed on October 8, 1947, two years after Austria's secession from Germany. Romania has an embassy in Vienna and 5 honorary consulates (in Eisenstadt, Graz, Linz, Salzburg and Vienna). The Republic of Austria has an embassy in Bucharest and honorary consulates in Timișoara and Constanța. Diplomatic relations' level: Legation: September 23 [O.S. September 11] 1878 – August 27 [O.S. August 14] 1916; August 27, 1920 – April 5, 1938. Political mission: October 8, 1947 – August 1, 1955. Legation: August 1, 1955 – September 26, 1963. Embassy: since September 26, 1963. Diplomatic relations' timeline: September 23 [O.S. September 11] 1878 – August 27 [O.S. August 14] 1916 (as Austria-Hungary; Austria was the core of Austria-Hungary as Cisleithania) August 27, 1920 – April 5, 1938 since October 8, 1947.
Belgium	1880-03-29	See Foreign relations of Belgium Romania has an embassy in Brussels, 5 honorary consulates (in Antwerp, Bruges, Liège, Mechelen and Tournai) and the Romanian Cultural Institute in Brussels. The Kingdom of Belgium has an embassy in Bucharest. Diplomatic relations' level: Legation: March 29 [O.S. March 17] 1880 – February 11, 1941; July 4, 1946 – December 3, 1963 Embassy: since December 3, 1963 Diplomatic relations' timeline: March 29 [O.S. March 17] 1880 – February 11, 1941 (between February 11, 1941 – August 23, 1944 Romania had diplomatic relations with Germany who was responsible for Belgium's foreign affairs) since July 4, 1946 See also: Romanians in Belgium and Belgians in Romania
Bulgaria	1879-07-28	See Bulgaria–Romania relations Bulgaria has an embassy in Bucharest. Romania has an embassy in Sofia. Both countries became members of the European Union in 1 January 2007.
Croatia	1941-05-13	See Croatia–Romania relations Croatia has an embassy in Bucharest. Romania has an embassy in Zagreb. Croatia joined the European Union as a full member on July 1, 2013, while Romania joined on January 1, 2007.
Cyprus	1960-08-16	See Foreign relations of Cyprus[9][10] Cyprus joined the European Union as a full member on May 1, 2004, while Romania joined on January 1, 2007. Romania has an embassy in Nicosia[11] and an honorary consulate in Larnaca. The Republic of Cyprus has an embassy in Bucharest and an honorary consulate in Constanţa. Diplomatic relations' level: Legation: August 16 – November 13, 1960 Embassy: since November 13, 1960 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since August 16, 1960
Czech Republic	1919-04-06	See Foreign relations of the Czech Republic Romania has an embassy in Prague and the Romanian Cultural Institute (Prague). Czech Republic has an embassy in Bucharest and an honorary consulate in Timișoara. Diplomatic relations' level: Governmental mission: April 6 [O.S. March 25] 1919 – January 30, 1920 Legation: January 30, 1920 – July 1, 1939 Political Mission: June 7 – October 1, 1945 Legation: October 1, 1945 – December 1, 1947 Embassy: December 1, 1947 (after Czechoslovakia's dissolution on January 1, 1993 the embassy of Czechoslovakia became the embassy of the Czech Republic) Diplomatic relations' timeline: April 6 [O.S. March 25] 1919 – July 1, 1939 (between July 1, 1939 – August 23, 1944 Romania had diplomatic relations with Germany, Czech Republic being part of Germany as the autonomous Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia) since June 7, 1945 (until January 1, 1993 as Czechoslovakia, Czech Republic being a part of Czechoslovakia as the Czech region before 1969, or Czech Socialist Republic after 1969)
Denmark	1917-04-26	See Denmark–Romania relations Denmark has an embassy in Bucharest. Romania has an embassy in Copenhagen.
Estonia	1921-03-21	See Foreign relations of Estonia Between 1924 and 1940, the diplomatic representation of Romania in Estonia was handled by the Romanian legation in Warsaw, Poland. Romania has no diplomatic office in Estonia. The diplomatic representation of Romania is Estonia is handled by the Romanian embassy in Helsinki, in neighbouring Finland. Estonia has no embassy in Romania, only an honorary consulate in Bucharest. The diplomatic representation of Estonia in Romania is handled by the Estonian embassy in Warsaw, Poland. Diplomatic relations' level: Legation: March 21, 1924 – August 6, 1940 Embassy: since September 13, 1991 Diplomatic relations' timeline: March 21, 1924 – August 6, 1940 since September 13, 1991
Finland	1920-06-28	See Finland–Romania relations Romania has an embassy in Helsinki. Finland has an embassy in Bucharest and two honorary consulates in Bucharest and Constanţa. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO. Diplomatic relations' level: Legation: June 28, 1920 – August 12, 1963 Embassy: since August 12, 1963 Diplomatic relations' timeline: (between October 12 [O.S. September 30] 1878 – December 6, 1917, Romania had diplomatic relations with Russia, Finland being part of the Russian Empire as the autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland) since June 28, 1920
France	1880-02-20	See France–Romania relations France has an embassy in Bucharest. Romania has an embassy in Paris and consulates-general in Lyon, Marseille and Strasbourg. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO.
Germany	1880-02-20	See Germany–Romania relations Romania has an embassy in Berlin, 2 general consulates (in Bonn and Munich), 5 honorary consulates (in Alpen, Bad Kreuznach, Kassel, Potsdam and Stuttgart) and the Romanian Cultural Institute "Titu Maiorescu" (in Berlin). Germany has an embassy in Bucharest and 2 general consulates (in Sibiu and Timișoara). Diplomatic relations' level: Diplomatic Agency: 1872 – February 20 [O.S. February 8] 1880 Legation: February 20 [O.S. February 8] 1880 – August 28 [O.S. August 15] 1916; September 29, 1920 – August 23, 1944 Embassy: since January 31, 1967 (embassy of West Germany) Diplomatic relations' timeline: February 20 [O.S. February 8] 1880 – August 28 [O.S. August 15] 1916 September 29, 1920 – August 23, 1944 since January 31, 1967 (Romania established diplomatic relations with West Germany; between 1949 and 1990, Romania had diplomatic relations with German Democratic Republic – commonly known as East Germany)
Greece	1880-01-08	See Greece–Romania relations Greece has an embassy in Bucharest. Romania has an embassy in Athens. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO.
Hungary	1920-08-21	See Hungary–Romania relations
Ireland	1990-04-18	See Ireland–Romania relations
Italy	1879-12-06	See Italy–Romania relations Romania has an embassy in Rome, 4 general consulates (in Bologna, Milan, Turin and Trieste), 6 honorary consulates (in Ancona, Florence, Genoa, Naples, Trento, Treviso) and 2 Romanian Cultural Institutes (in Rome and Venice) Italy has an embassy in Bucharest, a general consulate in Timișoara and 4 honorary consulates (in Cluj-Napoca, Constanţa, Craiova and Piatra Neamț). Diplomatic relations' level: Legation: December 6 [O.S. November 24] 1879 – March 9, 1964 Embassy: since March 9, 1964 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since December 6 [O.S. November 24] 1879
Latvia	1921-02-21	See Foreign relations of Latvia Between June 2, 1922 – October 18, 1939, the diplomatic representation of Latvia in Romania was handled by the Latvian legation in Prague, in then neighbouring Czechoslovakia. In 1924, Latvia opened 3 honorary consulates in Romania (in Bucharest, Constanţa and Galaţi). On October 18, 1939, Latvia opened its legation in Bucharest. In May 1929, Romania opened its legation in Riga. Romania has no embassy in Latvia, only an honorary consulate in Riga. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Latvia is handled by the Romanian embassy in Vilnius, in neighbouring Lithuania. Latvia has no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of Latvia in Romania is handled by the Latvian embassy in Warsaw, Poland. Diplomatic relations' level: Legation: June 2, 1922 – August 5, 1940 Embassy: since September 13, 1991 Diplomatic relations' timeline: June 2, 1922 – August 5, 1940 since September 13, 1991
Lithuania	1924-08-21[12][13]	See Lithuania–Romania relations
Luxembourg	1910-12-18	See Foreign relations of Luxembourg Romania has an embassy in Luxembourg. Luxembourg has an honorary consulate in Bucharest. The diplomatic representation of Luxembourg in Romania is handled by the Luxembourgian embassy in Athens, Greece. Diplomatic relations' level: Legation: December 18 [O.S. December 5] 1910 – July 15, 1940; July 4, 1946 – November 15, 1966 Embassy: since November 15, 1966 Diplomatic relations' timeline: December 18 [O.S. December 5] 1910 – July 15, 1940 since July 4, 1946
Malta	1968-06-07	See Foreign relations of Malta Romania has an honorary consulate in Valletta. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Malta is handled by the Romanian embassy in Rome, in neighbouring Italy. Malta has an honorary consulate in Bucharest. The diplomatic representation of Malta in Romania is handled by the Chancellory of Malta in Romania, oddly situated in Valletta, Malta (in the headquarters of the Maltese Foreign Affairs Office). Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since June 7, 1968 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since June 7, 1968
Netherlands	1880-01-24	See Netherlands–Romania relations[14] The Netherlands has an embassy in Bucharest. Romania has an embassy in The Hague.
Poland	1919-02-22	See Poland–Romania relations Poland has an embassy in Bucharest. Romania has an embassy in Warsaw. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO.
Portugal	1917-08-25	See Foreign relations of Portugal Romania has an embassy in Lisbon, 3 honorary consulates (Estoril, Algarve and Porto) and the Romanian Cultural Institute in Lisbon. Portugal has an embassy in Bucharest. Diplomatic relations' level: Legation: August 25 [O.S. August 12] 1917 – November 7, 1947 Embassy: since May 31, 1974 Diplomatic relations' timeline: August 25 [O.S. August 12] 1917 – November 7, 1947 since May 31, 1974
Slovakia	1993-01-01	See Romania–Slovakia relations[15]
Slovenia	1992-08-28	See Romania–Slovenia relations
Spain[16]	1881-07-05	See Romania–Spain relations Romania has an embassy in Madrid. Spain has an embassy in Bucharest. Both countries are full members of the European Union and NATO.
Sweden	1916-03-18	See Romania–Sweden relations Romania has an embassy in Stockholm. Sweden has an embassy in Bucharest. Both countries are full members of the European Union. Romania supports Sweden's NATO membership.

Europe (Outside of the European Union)

Country	Formal relations began	Notes
Albania	1913-12-28	See Albania–Romania relations Albania has an embassy in Bucharest. Romania has an embassy in Tirana. Diplomatic relations' level: Legation: December 28 [O.S. December 15] 1913 – August 20, 1919; November 7, 1924 – August 15, 1939. Consulate: August 15, 1939 – March 17, 1948 Legation: March 17, 1948 – June 30, 1954 Embassy: since March 17, 1948 Diplomatic relations' timeline: December 28 [O.S. December 15] 1913 – August 20, 1919 November 7, 1924 – August 15, 1939 (between August 15, 1939 – September 9, 1943 Romania had diplomatic relations with Italy, Albania being part of Italy as the autonomous Protectorate of Albania and Italy was responsible for Albania's foreign affairs, although in Bucharest there was an Albanian Consulate and in Tirana there was a Romanian Consulate) (between September 9, 1943 – August 23, 1944 Romania had diplomatic relations with Germany, who was responsible for the Kingdom of Albania's foreign affairs, although in Bucharest there was an Albanian Consulate and in Tirana there was a Romanian Consulate) since March 17, 1948
Andorra	1996-06-06	See Foreign relations of Andorra Romania has no diplomatic office in Andorra. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Andorra is handled by the Romanian embassy in Paris, in neighbouring France. Andorra has no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of Andorra in Romania is handled by the Andorran embassy in Vienna, Austria.
Armenia	1991-12-17	See Armenia–Romania relations Armenia has an embassy in Bucharest. Romania has an embassy in Yerevan. Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe.
Belarus	1992-02-14	See Belarus–Romania relations Romania recognized Belarus' independence on December 20, 1991 and established diplomatic relations on February 14, 1992. Belarus opened a general consulate in Bucharest in 1993, turned into an embassy in 1995. Romania has an embassy in Minsk. Belarus has an embassy in Bucharest. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since February 14, 1992 Diploamtic relations' timeline: since February 14, 1992
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1996-03-01	See Bosnia and Herzegovina–Romania relations
Georgia	1921-02-18	See Georgia–Romania relations Soon after the First World War and after the collapse of the Russian Empire, Romania recognized the independence of the short-lived Democratic Republic of Georgia. On August 27, 1991, Romania recognized again Georgia, as it restored its independence. Romania has an embassy in Tbilisi. Georgia has an embassy in Bucharest and a consulate in Constanța. Diplomatic relations' level: Legation: February 18–25, 1921 Embassy: since June 25, 1992 Diplomatic relations' timeline: February 18–25, 1921 since June 25, 1992
Holy See (Vatican)	1920-06-12	See Holy See–Romania relations
Iceland	1956-05-16	See Foreign relations of Iceland Romania has an honorary consulate in Reykjavík. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Iceland is handled by the Romanian embassy in Copenhagen, Denmark. Iceland has an honorary consulate in Bucharest. The diplomatic representation of Iceland in Romania is handled by the Danish embassy in Bucharest. Diplomatic relations' level: Legation: May 16, 1956 – December 31, 1963 Embassy: since December 31, 1963 Diplomatic relations' timeline: (between December 1 [O.S. November 18] 1918 – June 17, 1944 Romania had diplomatic relations with Denmark who was responsible for Kingdom of Iceland's foreign affairs) since May 16, 1956
Kosovo		See Foreign relations of Kosovo Romania does not recognize the independence of the Republic of Kosovo and considers its territory part of Serbia as the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija. As a member of the European Union, Romania considers Kosovo a United Nations protectorate, administered by the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo as established by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 UN mission assisted by the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo. Even if Romania does not consider Kosovo a state, Romanian authorities recognize Kosovo passport and ID as identification documents, but not as travel documents. To travel into Romania, Kosovar citizens holding a Kosovar passport will get from the Romanian authorities a special visa on a separate document that must be shown, when entering Romania, as attached to the Kosovar passport. Therefore, Romanian authorities admit Kosovar citizens on visit without recognizing the legal status of their documents.
Liechtenstein	1997-12-12	See Foreign relations of Liechtenstein Romania has an honorary consulate in Vaduz. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Liechtenstein is handled by the Romanian embassy in Bern, in neighbouring Switzerland. Liechtenstein has no diplomatic office in Romania. Liechtenstein's diplomatic representation in Romania is handled by the Swiss embassy in Bucharest. Concerning European matters, the diplomatic representation of Liechtenstein in Romania is handled by Liechtenstein's mission to the European Union in Brussels, Belgium.
Moldova		See Moldova–Romania relations
Monaco	1880-02-27	See Foreign relations of Monaco Romania has a no diplomatic office in Monaco. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Monaco is handled by the Romanian embassy in Paris in neighbouring France. Monaco has an honorary consulate in Bucharest. The diplomatic representation of Monaco in Romania is handled by the Monegasque embassy in Rome, Italy.
Montenegro	2006-08-09	See Montenegro–Romania relations[17]
North Macedonia	1992	See Foreign relations of North Macedonia In November 1993, Romania opened its general consulate in Skopje. On January 11, 1995, Romania upgraded its general consulate in Skopje to an embassy. On April 19, 2007 Romania opened its honorary consulate in Bitola. On November 12, 2009 North Macedonia opened its honorary consulate in Ploieşti. Romania has an embassy in Skopje and an honorary consulate in Bitola. North Macedonia has an embassy in Bucharest and an honorary consulate in Ploieşti. Diplomatic relations' level: Legation: 1992 – November 1993 General consulate: November 1993 – January 11, 1995 Embassy: since January 11, 1995 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since 1992
Norway	1917-05-03	See Norway–Romania relations
Russia	1878-10-12	See Romania–Russia relations Romania has an embassy in Moscow. Russia has an embassy in Bucharest.
San Marino	1968-11-15	See Foreign relations of San Marino Romania opened its honorary consulate in San Marino in 2001. San Marino opened its honorary consulate in Romania in 2002. Romania has an honorary consulate in the City of San Marino. The diplomatic representation of Romania in San Marino is handled by the Romanian embassy in Rome, in neighbouring Italy. San Marino has an honorary consulate in Bucharest. The diplomatic representation of San Marino in Romania is handled by the Sanmarinese embassy oddly located in the City of San Marino, San Marino (in the headquarters of the Sanmarinese Foreign Affairs Office). Diplomatic relations' level: Consulate: November 15, 1968 – February 6, 1974 General consulate: February 6, 1974 – June 20, 1995 Embassy: since June 20, 1995 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since November 15, 1968
Serbia	1841-04-19[18]	See Romania–Serbia relations Danubian Principalities of Wallachia and Serbia were de facto the first states to recognize each other's diplomatic networks – already by the end of 1830s, as both monarchies strived for formal independence from the Ottoman Empire.[19][20] Following their recognition as independent states, on 14/26 April 1879 the Romanian diplomatic agency in Belgrade became a legation, having Lascăr Catargiu as its first resident minister.[21] This status later evolved into full-fledged embassies with assumed more diplomatic and consular affairs, which was ongoing in parallel with the changes of Serbian political status (within Yugoslav kingdom and republic and Serbo-Montenengrin Union state). Nowadays Romania has an embassy in Belgrade, a general consulate in Vršac. Serbia has an embassy in Bucharest, a general consulate in Timișoara. Significant minorities exist on both sides of the border, which are quite exemplary integrated into local societies.
Sovereign Military Order of Malta[22]	1992	See Foreign relations of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta The diplomatic representation of Romania with SMOM is handled by the Romanian embassy in the Vatican (Holy See). Sovereign Military Order of Malta has an embassy in Bucharest.
Switzerland	1911-05-09	See Romania–Switzerland relations[23]
Turkey	1879-10-22	See Romania–Turkey relations[24] Romania has an embassy in Ankara and consulates-general in Istanbul and İzmir. Turkey has an embassy in Bucharest and consulates-general in Constanța. Both countries are full members of NATO. Romania is an EU member and Turkey is an EU candidate. Romania supports Turkey's accession negotiations to the EU, although negotiations have now been suspended.
Ukraine	1918-02-09	See Romania–Ukraine relations
United Kingdom	1880-02-20	See Romania–United Kingdom relations[25] Romania has an embassy in London and Manchester. United Kingdom has an embassy in Bucharest. Both countries are full members of NATO.

Asia

Country	Formal relations began	Notes
Afghanistan	1958-06-05	See Foreign relations of Afghanistan Romania has an embassy in Kabul.[26] Afghanistan has no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of Afghanistan in Romania is handled by the Afghan embassy in Warsaw, Poland. Diplomatic relations' level: Legation: June 5, 1958 – January 26, 1969 Embassy: since January 26, 1969 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since June 5, 1958
Azerbaijan	1992-06-19	See Azerbaijan–Romania relations Azerbaijan has an embassy in Bucharest. Romania has an embassy in Baku.
Bahrain	1991-02-01	See Foreign relations of Bahrain Romania has no diplomatic office in Bahrain. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Bahrain in handled by the Romanian embassy in Riyadh, in neighbouring Saudi Arabia. Bahrain has no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of Bahrain in Romania is unknown. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since February 1, 1991 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since February 1, 1991
Bangladesh	1972-06-29	See Foreign relations of Bangladesh Romania closed its embassy in Dhaka, while Bangladesh closed its embassy in Bucharest. Romania has no embassy in Bangladesh, only an honorary consulate in Dhaka. The Romanian embassy in New Delhi, India, has concurrent accreditation to Bangladesh. Bangladesh has no diplomatic office in Romania. The Bangladeshi embassy in Paris, France, has concurrent accreditation to Romania. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since June 29, 1972 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since June 29, 1972
Brunei	1994-04-15	See Foreign relations of Brunei Romania has no diplomatic office in Brunei. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Brunei is handled by the Romanian embassy in Kuala Lumpur, in neighbouring Malaysia. Brunei has no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of Brunei in Romania is unknown. Diplomatic relations' level: since April 15, 1994 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since April 15, 1994
Bhutan	No relations	See Foreign relations of Bhutan Bhutan's foreign policy is "guided" by neighbouring India, since 1949. Until then, Bhutan's foreign policy was handled by Tibet (until 1860) and by the United Kingdom (between 1865 and 1947).[27] Nevertheless, Bhutan suffers of a shortage of diplomatic personnel. Romania and Bhutan recognize each other as independent states, but no diplomatic relations have been established yet. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Bhutan is handled by the Romanian embassy in New Delhi, India. Concerning European matters, the diplomatic representation of Romania in Bhutan is handled by the ambassador of the Delegation of the European Commission in New Delhi, India. Concerning European matters, the diplomatic representation of Bhutan in Romania is handled by the ambassador of the Embassy of Bhutan to Belgium in Brussels, which is accredited to the EU and the European Commission.
Cambodia	1963-01-10	See Foreign relations of Cambodia Romania has no diplomatic office in Cambodia. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Cambodia is handled by the Romanian embassy in Hanoi, in neighbouring Vietnam. Cambodia has no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of Cambodia in Romania is handled by the Cambodian embassy in Moscow, Russia. Diplomatic relations' level: since January 10, 1963 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since January 10, 1963
People's Republic of China	1949-10-05	See China–Romania relations[28]
East Timor		See Foreign relations of East Timor Romania has no diplomatic office in East Timor. The diplomatic representation of Romania in East Timor is handled by the Romanian embassy in Jakarta, in neighbouring Indonesia. East Timor has no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of East Timor in Romania is unknown.
India	1948-12-14	See Foreign relations of India Romania opened its embassy in New Delhi in 1955 and India opened its embassy in Bucharest in 1959. Romania has an embassy in New Delhi, a general consulate in Mumbai and an honorary consulate in Kolkata. India has an embassy in Bucharest and an honorary consulate in Timișoara. Diplomatic relations' level: Legation: December 14, 1948 – November 11, 1957 Embassy: since November 11, 1957 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since December 14, 1948
Indonesia	1950-02-20	See Foreign relations of Indonesia Romania has an embassy in Jakarta. Indonesia has an embassy in Bucharest. Diplomatic relations' level: Legation: February 20, 1950 – June 9, 1960 Embassy: since June 9, 1960 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since February 20, 1950
Iran	1902-07-24	See Iran–Romania relations Romania has an embassy in Tehran. Iran has an embassy in Bucharest. Diplomatic relations' level: Legation: July 24 [O.S. July 11] 1902 – October 14, 1941; June 27, 1946 – October 25, 1965 Embassy: since October 25, 1965 Diplomatic relations' timeline: July 24 [O.S. July 11] 1902 – October 14, 1941 since June 27, 1946
Iraq	1958-08-14	See Iraq–Romania relations Romania has an embassy in Baghdad and a consulate in Erbil. Iraq has an embassy in Bucharest. Diplomatic relations' timeline: Embassy: since August 14, 1958 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since August 14, 1958
Israel	1948-06-11	See Israel–Romania relations
Japan	1902-06-18	See Foreign relations of Japan Romania has an embassy in Tokyo and 4 honorary consulates (Atami, Nagoya, Osaka and Yokohama). Japan has an embassy in Bucharest, Romania. Diplomatic relations' level: Legation: June 18 [O.S. June 5] 1902 – October 31, 1944; September 1, 1959 – June 1, 1964 Embassy: since June 1, 1964 Diplomatic relations' timeline: June 18 [O.S. June 5] 1902 – October 31, 1944 since September 1, 1959
Jordan	1965-04-02	See Foreign relations of Jordan Romania has an embassy in Amman. Jordan has an embassy in Bucharest and an honorary consulate in Braşov. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since April 2, 1965 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since April 2, 1965
Kazakhstan	1992-07-15	See Foreign relations of Kazakhstan Romania recognized Kazakhstan's independence on December 17, 1991. In August 2009, Romania moved its embassy to the new Kazakh capital of Nur-Sultan. Romania has an embassy in Nur-Sultan. Kazakhstan has an embassy and an honorary consulate in Bucharest. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since July 15, 1992 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since July 15, 1992\
North Korea	1948-10-26	See North Korea–Romania relations Romania has an embassy in Pyongyang. Democratic People's Republic of Korea has an embassy in Bucharest. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since October 26, 1948 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since October 26, 1948
Kuwait	1963-06-10	See Foreign relations of Kuwait The first Romanian ambassador was accredited in September 1974. The Kuwaiti embassy in Romania was opened on May 16, 2006. Romania has an embassy in Kuwait City. Kuwait has an embassy in Bucharest. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since June 10, 1963 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since June 10, 1963
Kyrgyzstan	1992-06-15	See Foreign relations of Kyrgyzstan Romania recognized Kyrgyzstan's independence on December 20, 1991. Romania opened its honorary consulate in Bishkek on May 25, 2006. Romania has no embassy in Kyrgyzstan, only an honorary consulate in Bishkek. The Romanian embassy in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, is concurrently accredited to Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyzstan has no diplomatic office in Romania. The Kyrgyz embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, is concurrently accredited to Romania. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since June 15, 1992 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since June 15, 1992
Laos	1962-11-28	See Foreign relations of Laos Romania has no diplomatic office in Laos. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Laos is handled by the Romanian embassy in Bangkok, in neighbouring Thailand. Laos has no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of Laos in Romania is handled by the Laotian embassy in Moscow, Russia. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since November 28, 1962 Diplomatic relations' level: since November 28, 1962
Lebanon	1965-01-06	See Lebanon–Romania relations Lebanon has an embassy in Bucharest and an honorary consulate in Constanța.[29] Romania has an embassy in Beirut an honorary consulate in Tripoli.[29] Diplomatic relations' timeline: since January 6, 1965
Malaysia	1969-03-22	See Malaysia–Romania relations Romania has an embassy in Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia has an embassy in Bucharest. Diplomatic relations' timeline: since March 22, 1969
Maldives	1979-11-01	See Foreign relations of Maldives Romania has no diplomatic office in the Maldives. The Romanian embassy in Colombo, Sri Lanka, has concurrent accreditation to the Maldives. The Maldives have no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of the Maldives in Romania is handled by the Maldivian embassy in London, United Kingdom. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since November 11, 1979 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since November 11, 1979
Mongolia	1950-04-29	See Foreign relations of Mongolia Romania has an honorary consulate in Ulaanbaatar. Romania's diplomatic representation in Mongolia is handled by the Romanian embassy in Beijing, in neighbouring People's Republic of China. Mongolia has an honorary consulate in Bucharest. Mongolia's diplomatic representation in Romania is handled by the Mongolian embassy in Sofia, in neighbouring Bulgaria. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since April 29, 1950 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since April 29, 1950
Myanmar	1956-03-15	See Foreign relations of Myanmar Romania had an embassy in Yangon, but it was closed. Currently the Romanian embassy in Beijing, China, has concurrent accreditation to Myanmar.[30] Myanmar has no diplomatic office in Romania. The Burmese embassy in Belgrade, Serbia, is concurrently accredited to Romania. Diplomatic relations' level: Legation: March 15, 1956 – January 3, 1962 Embassy: since January 3, 1962 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since March 15, 1956
Nepal	1968-04-20	See Foreign relations of Nepal Romania has no diplomatic office in Nepal. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Nepal is handled by the Romanian embassy in New Delhi, in neighbouring India. Nepal has no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of Nepal in Romania is handled by the Nepalese embassy in Moscow, Russia. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since April 20, 1968 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since April 20, 1968
Oman	1971-05-01	See Foreign relations of Oman The diplomatic representation of Romania in Oman was handled by the Romanian embassy in Tehran, Iran (between 1975 and 1979) and by the Romanian embassy in Kuwait City, Kuwait (between 1986 and 1995). Since 2002, the diplomatic representation of Romania in Oman is handled by the Romanian embassy in Riyadh, in neighbouring Saudi Arabia. Romania has an embassy in Muscat. Oman has no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of Oman in Romania is handled by the Omani embassy in Rome, Italy. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since May 1, 1971 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since May 1, 1971
Palau	2018-02-16	See Foreign relations of Palau Romania has no diplomatic office in the Republic of Palau. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Palau is handled by the Romanian embassy in Manila, in neighbouring Philippines. The Republic of Palau has no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of Palau in Romania is handled by the Palauan embassy in Washington, in the United States of America.
Palestine	1988-11-17	See Romania–Palestine relations
Pakistan	1964-10-15	See Pakistan–Romania relations
Philippines	1972-03-10	See Philippines–Romania relations
Qatar	1990-10-22	See Foreign relations of Qatar Qatar opened its embassy in Romania in 1997. Romania has an embassy in Doha. Qatar has an embassy in Bucharest. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since October 22, 1990 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since October 22, 1990
Saudi Arabia	1995-03-13	See Romania–Saudi Arabia relations
Singapore	1967-05-30[31]	See Foreign relations of Singapore In February 2002 the Romanian president Ion Iliescu made an official visit to Singapore.[32] In March 2002 Romania and Singapore signed a double-taxation agreement.[33] In November 2008, Singapore signed an open skies agreement (OSA) with Romania to allow greater flexibility on air services.[34] In 2000, trade between Romania and Singapore was US$15.5 million, roughly balanced.[31] The Romanian market, with a relatively cheap and skilled labor force and advantageous tax laws, has been attractive to several Singapore companies who have established joint ventures in Romania. Forte, created in 1990 as a Romanian-Singapore joint venture for computer assembly, is an example.[35] (However, in 2006 Forte was acquired by Siemens.[36]) Romania has an embassy in Singapore.[37] Singapore has no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of Singapore in Romania is handled by the Singaporean embassy in Moscow, Russia. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since May 30, 1967 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since May 30, 1967
South Korea	30 March 1990[38]	See Romania–South Korea relations The establishment of diplomatic relations between the Romania and South Korea started on 30 March 1990. South Korea's Investment in Romania in 2012 was about 560 million. South Korea has an embassy in Bucharest, Romania.[39] Romania has an embassy in Seoul South Korea.[40] The number of South Koreans living in Romania is about 500. Bilateral Trade in 2014 Exports 5.98 billion US dollars Imports 6.42 billion US dollars Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the relations with South Korea South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade about the relations with Romania Archived 2017-12-01 at the Wayback Machine Foreign relations of South Korea#Europe.[38]
Sri Lanka	1957-09-15	See Romania–Sri Lanka relations Romania has an embassy in Colombo. Sri Lanka has no diplomatic office in Romania. The Sri Lankan embassy in Warsaw, Poland, has concurrent accreditation to Romania. Diplomatic relations' level: Legation: September 15, 1957 – March 23, 1966 Embassy: since March 23, 1966 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since September 15, 1957
Syria	1955-08-09	See Romania–Syria relations
Tajikistan	1992-07-20	See Foreign relations of Tajikistan Romania recognized Tajikistan's independence on December 20, 1991. Romania has no diplomatic office in Tajikistan. The Romanian embassy in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, has concurrent accreditation to Tajikistan. Tajikistan has no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of Tajikistan in Romania is unknown. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since July 7, 1992 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since July 7, 1992
Thailand	1973-06-01	See Foreign relations of Thailand Romania has an embassy in Bangkok[41] and an honorary consulate in Pattaya. Thailand has an embassy in Bucharest.[42] Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since June 1, 1973 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since June 1, 1973
Turkmenistan	1992-07-20	See Foreign relations of Turkmenistan Romania recognized Turkmenistan's independence on December 20, 1991. Romania has an embassy in Ashgabat. Turkmenistan has an embassy in Bucharest. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since July 7, 1992 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since July 7, 1992
United Arab Emirates	1989-08-01	See Foreign relations of United Arab Emirates Romania opened its commercial office in Dubai in 1974, its embassy in June 1990 in Abu Dhabi and its general consulate in Dubai in January 1992. UAE opened their embassy in Bucharest in December 2004. Romania has an embassy in Abu Dhabi and a general consulate in Dubai. United Arab Emirates have an embassy in Bucharest. Diplomatic relations' level: Commercial office: 1974 – August 1, 1989 Embassy: since August 1, 1989 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since August 1, 1989
Uzbekistan	1995-10-06	See Romania–Uzbekistan relations
Vietnam	1950-02-03	See Foreign relations of Vietnam Romania has an embassy in Hanoi and an honorary consulate in Ho Chi Minh City. Socialist Republic of Vietnam has an embassy in Bucharest. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since February 3, 1950 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since February 3, 1950 (between June 26, 1969 – July 2, 1976, Romania also had diplomatic relations at embassy level with Republic of Vietnam, commonly known as South Vietnam)
Yemen	1957-12-17	See Foreign relations of Yemen Romania closed its embassy in Sana'a on July 3, 2003. Now, Romania has no diplomatic office in Yemen, and the Romanian embassy in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, has concurrent accreditation to Yemen Yemen closed its embassy in Bucharest in June 2006. Now, Yemen has no diplomatic office in Romania and the diplomatic representation of Yemen in Romania is handled by the embassy of the United Arab Emirates in Bucharest. Diplomatic relations' level: Legation: December 17, 1957 – July 24, 1968 Embassy: since July 24, 1968 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since December 17, 1957 (as North Yemen; between June 20, 1968 – May 22, 1990 Romania also had diplomatic relations with People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, commonly known as South Yemen)

Africa: Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Algeria	1962-04-14	See Foreign relations of Algeria The Romanian embassy in Algeria was opened in 1963. The first Romanian ambassador took office on May 5, 1963. Algeria opened its embassy in Bucharest in 1982. Romania has an embassy in Algiers. Algeria has an embassy in Bucharest. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since April 14, 1962 Diplomatic relations' timeline: (between February 20 [O.S. February 8] 1880 – August 9, 1944 and March 1, 1945 – April 14, 1962, Romania had diplomatic relations with France, French Algeria being part of France) since April 14, 1962
Libya	1974-02-14	See Foreign relations of Libya On July 25, 2007 Libya closed its embassy (listed as "Popular Bureau") in Romania due to financial issues. In September 2009, due to its lack of embassy in Romania (previously closed on July 25, 2007), Libya opened a general consulate (listed as "Economic Cooperation Bureau") in Bucharest. The general consulate was promoted into an embassy in July 2010, thus reopening its embassy in Romania. Romania has and embassy in Tripoli. Libya has an embassy (listed as "Popular Bureau") in Bucharest. Diplomatic relations' level (for Libya): Embassy (listed as "Popular Bureau"): February 14, 1974 – July 25, 2007 General consulate (listed as "Economic Cooperation Bureau"): July 25, 2007 – September 2009 Embassy (listed as "Popular Bureau"): since September 2009 Diplomatic relations' level (for Romania): Embassy: since February 14, 1974 Diplomatic relations' timeline: (between December 6 [O.S. November 24] 1879 – October 5 [O.S. October 18] 1912 Romania had diplomatic relations with Turkey (commonly known as Ottoman Empire), Libya being part of the Ottoman Empire as Vilayet of Tripolitania and Kaimakamlik of Fezzan (between October 5 [O.S. October 18] 1912 – 1943, Romania had diplomatic relations with Italy, Italian Libya being administrated by Italy as an Italian protectorate (October 5 [O.S. October 18] 1912 – May 17, 1919 in Cyrenaica, October 5 [O.S. October 18] 1912 – June 26, 1927 in Tripolitania and October 5 [O.S. October 18] 1912 – January 1, 1934 in Fezzan), as separate colonies (Cyrenaica colony between May 17, 1919 – January 24, 1929 when it was merged into the Tripolitania colony and Tripolitania colony between June 26, 1927 – January 1, 1934), as a single colony (Libya colony encompassing Tripolitania, Cyrenaica and Fezzan between January 1, 1934 – July 1, 1937) and as a colony and a territory (Fezzan was split from Libya colony as Territorio Sahara Libico or "Southern Military Territory" with military administration on July 1, 1934; Libya colony continue to exist encompassing only Tripolitania and Cyrenaica until January 9, 1939 when it was integrated in metropolitan Italy). Between January 9, 1939 – 1942/1943, Tripolitania (occupied by United Kingdom on January 23, 1943) and Cyrenaica (occupied by United Kingdom on November 20, 1942) were part of Italy as the Tripoli Province, Benghazi Province, Derna Province and Misrata Province. Fezzan was administrated as Territorio Sahara Libico or "Southern Military Territory" until January 16, 1943 when it was occupied by France) (between February 7, 1946 – March 1, 1949 Romania had diplomatic relations with United Kingdom who administrated Cyrenaica as part of the Italian territory until September 15, 1947 and as direct British occupation between September 15, 1947 – March 1, 1949 when Emirate of Cyrenaica was founded; only United Kingdom recognized the Emirate of Cyrenaica) (between February 7, 1946 – December 24, 1951 Romania had diplomatic relations with United Kingdom who administrated Tripolitania as part of Italian territory until September 15, 1947, as direct British occupation between September 15, 1947 – November 21, 1949, and under UN supervision between November 21, 1949 – December 24, 1951 when Kingdom of Libya was founded) (between January 16, 1943 – August 9, 1944 and March 1, 1945 – December 24, 1951 Romania had diplomatic relations with France who administrated Fezzan as the Italian Territorio Sahara Libico or "Southern Military Territory" until September 15, 1947, as direct French occupation between September 15, 1947 – November 21, 1949 and December 24, and under UN supervision between November 21, 1949 – December 24, 1951) since February 14, 1974
Mauritania	1965-01-15	See Foreign relations of Mauritania Romania opened its embassy in Mauritania in 1972, but closed it due to financial issues in 1997. Mauritania opened its embassy in Romania in 1977, but closed it due to financial issues in February 1996. Romania has no embassy in Mauritania, only an honorary consulate in Nouakchott. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Mauritania is handled by the Romanian embassy in Dakar, in neighbouring Senegal. Mauritania has no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of Mauritania in Romania is handled by the Mauritanian embassy in Rome, Italy. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since January 15, 1965 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since January 15, 1965
Morocco	1962-02-20	See Morocco–Romania relations
Tunisia	1963-12-16	See Romania–Tunisia relations[43]

Africa: Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Benin	1962-06-29	See Foreign relations of Benin Romania has no diplomatic office in Benin. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Benin is handled by the Romanian embassy in Abuja, in neighbouring Nigeria. Benin has no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of Benin in Romania is handled by the Beninese embassy in Moscow, Russia. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since June 29, 1962 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since June 29, 1962
Burkina Faso	1968-04-13	See Foreign relations of Burkina Faso Romania recognized Burkina Faso's independence on August 7, 1960, two days after the country declared independence. On March 17, 2003, Romania opened in Ouagadougou its honorary consulate. Romania has no embassy in Burkina Faso, only an honorary consulate in Ouagadougou. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Burkina Faso is handled by the Romanian embassy in Dakar, Senegal. Burkina Faso has no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of Burkina Faso in Romania is handled by the Burkinabé embassy in Paris, France. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since April 13, 1968 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since April 13, 1968
Cape Verde	1975-09-17	See Foreign relations of Cape Verde Initially, the diplomatic representation of Romania in Cape Verde was handled by the Romanian embassy in Conakry, Guinea, but after the closure of this embassy on July 10, 1999, the diplomatic representation of Romania in Cape Verde is handled by the Romanian embassy in Dakar, in neighbouring Senegal. Romania has no embassy in Cape Verde, only an honorary consulate in Praia. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Cape Verde is handled by the Romanian embassy in Dakar, in neighbouring Senegal. Cape Verde has no diplomatic embassy in Romania. The Caboverdean embassy in Moscow, Russia, has concurrent accreditation to Romania. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since September 17, 1975 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since September 17, 1975
Côte d'Ivoire	1967-05-17	See Foreign relations of Côte d'Ivoire Romania closed its embassy in Abidjan in May 1983, due to financial issues. Romania has only an honorary consulate in Abidjan. The Romanian embassy in Dakar, Senegal, has concurrent accreditation to the Ivory Coast. Côte d'Ivoire has no diplomatic office in Romania. The Ivorian embassy in Berlin, Germany, has concurrent accreditation to Romania. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since May 17, 1967 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since May 17, 1967
Gambia	1971-07-30	See Foreign relations of Gambia Romania has no diplomatic office in the Gambia. The diplomatic representation of Romania in the Gambia is handled by the Romanian embassy in Dakar, in neighbouring Senegal. The Gambia has no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of the Gambia in Romania is handled by the Gambian embassy in Paris, France. Diploamtic relations' level: Embassy: since July 30, 1971 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since July 30, 1971
Ghana	1961-08-10	See Foreign relations of Ghana Romania has no diplomatic office in Ghana. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Ghana is handled by the Romanian embassy in Abuja, Nigeria. Ghana has no embassy in Romania, only an honorary consulate in Bucharest. The diplomatic representation of Ghana in Romania is handled by the Ghanaian embassy in Belgrade, in neighbouring Serbia. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since August 10, 1961 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since August 10, 1961
Guinea	1958-11-14	See Foreign relations of Guinea Romania recognized Guinea's independence on October 9, 1958. The two countries established diplomatic relations on November 14, 1958. The Romanian embassy in Conakry was opened on November 14, 1961, as the first Romanian embassy in Sub-Saharan Africa. Due to financial issues, the Romanian embassy was closed on July 10, 1999. Guinea opened its embassy in Bucharest on April 14, 1974, but closed it in June 1988 due to financial issues. Romania has no embassy in Guinea, only an honorary consulate in Conakry. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Guinea is handled by the Romanian embassy in Dakar, in neighbouring Senegal. Guinea has no embassy in Romania, only an honorary consulate in Bucharest. The diplomatic representation of Guinea in Romania is handled by the Guinean embassy in Belgrade, in neighbouring Serbia. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since November 14, 1958 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since November 14, 1958
Guinea-Bissau	1973-11-16	See Foreign relations of Guinea-Bissau Romania opened its honorary consulate in Guinea-Bissau on September 2, 2005. Romania has no embassy in Guinea-Bissau, only an honorary consulate in Bissau. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Guinea-Bissau is handled by the Romanian embassy in Dakar, in neighbouring Senegal. Guinea Bissau has no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of Guinea-Bissau in Romania is handled by the Bissau-Guinean embassy in Moscow, Russia. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since November 16, 1973 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since November 16, 1973
Liberia	1972-04-30	See Foreign relations of Liberia Romania has no diplomatic office in Liberia. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Liberia is handled by the Romanian embassy in Abuja, Nigeria. Liberia has no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of Liberia in Romania is handled by the Liberian embassy in Paris, France. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since April 30, 1972 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since April 30, 1972
Mali	1960-12-01	See Foreign relations of Mali Romania recognized Mali's independence on October 10, 1960 and established diplomatic relations on December 1, 1960. Romania has no embassy in Mali, only an honorary consulate in Bamako. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Mali is handled by the Romanian embassy in Dakar, in neighbouring Senegal. Mali has no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of Mali in Romania is handled by the Malien embassy in Paris, France. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since December 1, 1960 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since December 1, 1960
Niger	1969-06-20	See Foreign relations of Niger Romania has no embassy in Niger, only an honorary consulate in Niamey. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Niger is handled by the Romanian embassy in Tripoli, in neighbouring Libya. Niger has no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of Niger in Romania is handled by the Nigerian embassy in Berlin, Germany. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since June 20, 1969 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since June 20, 1969
Nigeria	1966-11-12	See Foreign relations of Nigeria Romania opened its embassy in Nigeria in 1968 and moved it in Abuja in 2001. Nigeria opened its embassy in Romania in 1974. Romania has an embassy in Abuja and 4 honorary consulates (in Benin City, Kano, Lagos and Port Harcourt). Nigeria has an embassy in Bucharest. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since November 12, 1966 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since November 12, 1966 On April 3, 1977 Romanian President Nicolae Ceausescu visited Nigeria.
Senegal	1965-11-05	See Foreign relations of Senegal Romania opened its embassy in Senegal in February 1977. Romania has an embassy and an honorary consulate in Dakar. Senegal has no embassy in Romania, only an honorary consulate in Bucharest. The diplomatic representation of Senegal in Romania is handled by the Senegalese embassy in Berlin, Germany. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since November 5, 1965 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since November 5, 1965
Sierra Leone	1964-01-15	See Foreign relations of Sierra Leone Romania has no diplomatic office in Sierra Leone. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Sierra Leone is handled by the Romanian embassy in Abuja, Nigeria. Sierra Leone has no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of Sierra Leone in Romania is handled by the Sierra Leonean embassy in Moscow, Russia. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since January 15, 1964 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since January 15, 1964
Togo	1971-01-12	See Foreign relations of Togo Romania has no embassy in Togo, only an honorary consulate in Lomé. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Togo is handled by the Romanian embassy in Abuja, Nigeria. Togo has no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of Togo in Romania is handled by the Togolese embassy in Moscow, Russia. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: January 12, 1971 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since January 12, 1971

Africa: Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Angola		listed in Africa: Southern African Development Community (SADC) due to geographical reasons. Angola is member of both communities.
Burundi		listed in Africa: East African Community (EAC) due to political and economic reasons. Burundi is member of both communities.
Cameroon	1970-05-15	See Foreign relations of Cameroon Romania has no diplomatic office in the Republic of Cameroon. The Romanian embassy in Abuja, Nigeria, has concurrent accreditation to Cameroon. The Republic of Cameroon has no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of Cameroon in Romania is handled by the Cameroonian embassy in Moscow, Russia. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since May 15, 1970 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since May 15, 1970
Central African Republic	1969-02-06	See Foreign relations of Central African Republic The Romanian embassy in Bangui was opened in 1970 and closed in 1996. The Romanian honorary consulate in Bangui was opened a year later, in 1997. The Central African embassy in Bucharest was opened in 1970 and closed in 1980. Romania has no embassy in the Central African Republic, only an honorary consulate in Bangui. The Romanian embassy in Khartoum, Sudan, has concurrent accreditation to the Central African Republic. The Central African Republic has no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of the Central African Republic in Romania is handled by the Central African embassy in Belgrade, in neighbouring Serbia. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since February 6, 1969 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since February 6, 1969
Chad	1969-07-15	See Chad–Romania relations
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1966-10-14	See Foreign relations of Democratic Republic of the Congo Romania closed its embassy in Kinshasa on October 17, 1999. Romania has no diplomatic office in Congo-Kinshasa. The Romanian embassy in Luanda, Angola, has concurrent accreditation to Congo-Kinshasa. Congo-Kinshasa has an embassy in Bucharest. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since October 14, 1966 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since October 14, 1966
Republic of the Congo	1968-08-21	See Foreign relations of Republic of the Congo Romania has no embassy to Congo-Brazzaville, only an honorary consulate in Pointe-Noire. The Romanian embassy in Luanda, Angola, has concurrent accreditation to Congo-Brazzaville. Congo-Brazzaville has an embassy in Bucharest. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since August 21, 1968 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since August 21, 1968
Equatorial Guinea	1972-03-09	See Foreign relations of Equatorial Guinea Romania has no diplomatic office in the Republic of Equatorial Guinea. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Equatorial Guinea is handled by the Romanian embassy in Abuja, in Nigeria. The Republic of Equatorial Guinea has no embassy in Romania, only an honorary consulate in Bucharest. The diplomatic representation of Equatorial Guinea in Romania is unknown. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since March 3, 1972 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since March 3, 1972
Gabon	1972-10-19	See Foreign relations of Gabon Romania has no diplomatic office in the Gabonese Republic. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Gabon is handled by the Romanian embassy in Abuja, in Nigeria. The Gabonese Republic has no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of Gabon in Romania is handled by the Gabonese embassy in Moscow, in Russia. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since October 19, 1972 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since October 19, 1972
Rwanda		listed in Africa: East African Community due to political and economic reasons. Rwanda is member of both communities.
São Tomé and Príncipe	1975-07-12	See Foreign relations of São Tomé and Príncipe Romania has no diplomatic office in the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe. The diplomatic representation of Romania in São Tomé and Príncipe is handled by the Romanian embassy in Luanda, Angola. The Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe has no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of São Tomé and Príncipe in Romania is unknown. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since July 12, 1975 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since July 12, 1975

Africa: Northwest and Horn of Africa (mostly IGAD)

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Djibouti	1978-05-18	See Foreign relations of Djibouti Romania has no diplomatic office in the Republic of Djibouti. The Romanian embassy in Cairo, Egypt, has concurrent accreditation to Djibouti. The Republic of Djibouti has no diplomatic office in Romania. The Djiboutian embassy in Paris, France, has concurrent accreditation to Romania. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since May 18, 1978 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since May 18, 1978
Egypt	1906-04-01	See Foreign relations of Egypt Romania has an embassy in Cairo. The Arab Republic of Egypt has an embassy in Bucharest. Diplomatic relations' level: Diplomatic Agency: April 1 [O.S. March 19] 1906 – April 3, 1926 Legation: April 3, 1926 – December 15, 1941; April 2, 1947 – April 1, 1957 Embassy: since April 1, 1957 Diplomatic relations' timeline: (between December 6, 1879 – April 1, 1906, Romania had diplomatic relations with Turkey – as the Ottoman Empire – who was responsible for Khedivate of Egypt's foreign affairs) April 1 [O.S. March 19] 1906 – December 15, 1941 since April 2, 1947
Eritrea	1993-11-23	See Foreign relations of Eritrea Romania has no diplomatic office in the State of Eritrea. The Romanian embassy in Cairo, Egypt, has concurrent accreditation to Eritrea. The State of Eritrea has no diplomatic office in Romania. The Eritrean embassy in Moscow, Russia, has concurrent accreditation to Romania. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since November 23, 1993 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since November 23, 1993
Ethiopia	1957-07-02	See Foreign relations of Ethiopia Romania has an embassy in Addis Abeba. The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has no diplomatic office in Romania. The Ethiopian embassy in Vienna, Austria, has concurrent accreditation to Romania. Diplomatic relations' level: Legation: July 2, 1957 – December 11, 1966 Embassy: since December 11, 1966 Diplomatic relations' timeline: (between 1936 and 1941, Romania had diplomatic relations with Italy who was responsible for Italian East Africa's foreign affairs) since July 2, 1957
Somalia	1965-07-10	See Foreign relations of Somalia Romania opened its embassy in Mogadishu in 1983. Somalia opened its embassy in Bucharest in January 1988. Both countries closed their embassies in January 1991. Romania has no diplomatic office in the Republic of Somalia. The Romanian embassy in Khartoum, Sudan, has concurrent accreditation to Somalia. The Republic of Somalia has no diplomatic office in Romania. The Somali embassy in Moscow, Russia, has concurrent accreditation to Romania. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since July 10, 1965 Diplomatic relations' timeline: (between 1884 – August 1940 and February 7, 1946 – June 26, 1960, Romania had diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom who was responsible for British Somaliland's foreign affairs) (between 1889 and 1936, Romania had diplomatic relations with Italy, who was responsible for Italian Somaliland's foreign affairs) (between 1936 and 1941, Romania had diplomatic relations with Italy who was responsible for Italian East Africa's foreign affairs) (between February 7, 1946 – November 1949, Romania had diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom who was responsible for Italian Somaliland's foreign affairs) between November 1949 – July 1, 1960, Romania had diplomatic relations with Italy who was responsible for Trust Territory of Somalia's foreign affairs) since July 10, 1965
South Sudan	2011-07-09	See Foreign relations of South Sudan Romania has no diplomatic office in The Republic of South Sudan. Diplomatic representation for Romania in South Sudan is handled by the Romanian embassy in Khartoum, in neighbouring Sudan. The Republic of South Sudan has no diplomatic office in Romania. Diplomatic representation for South Sudan is handled by the Sudanese embassy in Bucharest. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since July 9, 2011 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since July 9, 2011
Sudan	1956-01-17	See Foreign relations of Sudan As with most of the Eastern European countries, Sudan has enjoyed a historically close and strongly friendly relationship with Romania. The two countries have a long history of political and cultural contact and the East African country is home to a sizable population of Romanian immigrants. Romania and Sudan also have productive economic ties. Romania has an embassy in Khartoum. Sudan has an embassy in Bucharest.[44] Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: January 17, 1956 – August 20, 1969; since December 25, 1971 Diplomatic relations' timeline: (between December 6, 1879 – June 19, 1899, Romania had diplomatic relations with Turkey – as the Ottoman Empire – who was responsible for Khedivate of Egypt's foreign affairs who was responsible for Mahdist State's foreign affairs) (between June 19, 1899 – April 1, 1906, Romania had diplomatic relations with Turkey – as the Ottoman Empire – who was responsible for Khedivate of Egypt's foreign affairs and with the United Kingdom, both the Khedivate of Egypt and the United Kingdom were responsible for Anglo-Egyptian Sudan's foreign affairs) (between April 1, 1906 – February 15, 1941, Romania had diplomatic relations with Egypt and the United Kingdom, both being responsible for Anglo-Egyptian Sudan's foreign affairs) (between February 15 – December 15, 1941, Romania had diplomatic relations with Egypt who was together with the United Kingdom responsible for Anglo-Egyptian Sudan's foreign affairs) (between February 7, 1946 – April 2, 1947, Romania had diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom who was together with Egypt responsible for Anglo-Egyptian Sudan's foreign affairs) (between April 2, 1947 – January 1, 1956, Romania had diplomatic relations with Egypt and the United Kingdom, both being responsible for Anglo-Egyptian Sudan's foreign affairs) January 17, 1956 – August 20, 1969 since December 25, 1971

Africa: East African Community (EAC)

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Burundi	1968-09-19	See Foreign relations of Burundi In October 1996, due to financial issues, Romania closed its embassy in Bujumbura, Burundi. On October 31, 1997, the Romanian minister of Foreign Affairs signed the document that stipulated the opening of a Romanian honorary consulate in Burundi. Romania has no embassy in the Republic of Burundi, only an honorary consulate in Bujumbura. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Burundi is handled by the Romanian embassy in Nairobi, Kenya. Burundi has no diplomatic office in Romania. The Burundian embassy in Moscow, Russia, has concurrent accreditation to Romania. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since September 19, 1968 Diplomatic relations timeline: since September 19, 1968
Kenya	1968-06-22	See Foreign relations of Kenya Romania opened its embassy in Kenya in 1974. Romania has an embassy in Nairobi.[45] Kenya has no diplomatic office in Romania. The Kenyan embassy in Berlin, Germany, has concurrent accreditation to Romania. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since June 22, 1968 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since June 22, 1968
Rwanda	1965-07-15	See Foreign relations of Rwanda Romania has no diplomatic office in the Republic of Rwanda. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Rwanda is handled by the Romanian embassy in Nairobi, Kenya. Rwanda has no diplomatic office in Romania. The Rwandan embassy in Berlin, Germany, has concurrent accreditation to Romania. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since July 15, 1965 Diplomatic relations' timeline: (between 1924 – July 1, 1962, Romania had diplomatic relations with Belgium, who had a League of Nations Class B Mandate until 1945 and was responsible with the United Nations trust territory; Belgium was responsible for Ruanda-Urundi foreign affairs) since July 15, 1965
Tanzania	1964-05-05	See Foreign relations of Tanzania Romania closed its embassy in Dar es Salaam on November 18, 1999. Romania has no diplomatic office in the United Republic of Tanzania. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Tanzania is handled by the Romanian embassy in Nairobi, in neighbouring Kenya. Tanzania has no diplomatic office in Romania. The Tanzanian embassy in Berlin, Germany, has concurrent accreditation to Romania. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since May 5, 1964 Diplomatic relations' timeline: (between February 27, 1885 – August 28, 1916, Romania had diplomatic relations with Germany, who was responsible for German East Africa's foreign relations) (between 1919 – February 15, 1941 and February 7, 1946 – December 9, 1961, Romania had diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom who was responsible for Tanganyika Territory's foreign relations) since May 5, 1964
Uganda	1969-04-27	See Foreign relations of Uganda Romania has no diplomatic office in the Republic of Uganda. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Uganda is handled by the Romanian embassy in Nairobi, in neighbouring Kenya. Uganda has no diplomatic office in Romania. The Ugandan embassy in Moscow, Russia, has concurrent accreditation to Romania. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since April 27, 1969 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since April 27, 1969

Africa: Southern African Development Community (SADC)

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Angola	1975-12-13	See Foreign relations of Angola Romania has an embassy in Luanda. The Republic of Angola has no diplomatic office in Romania. The Angolan embassy in Belgrade, Serbia, has concurrent accreditation to Romania. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since December 13, 1975 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since December 13, 1975
Botswana	1971-10-07	See Foreign relations of Botswana Romania has no diplomatic office in the Republic of Botswana. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Botswana is handled by the Romanian embassy in Pretoria, in neighbouring South Africa. The Republic of Botswana has no diplomatic office in Romania. The Botswanan embassy in London, in the United Kingdom, has concurrent accreditation to Romania. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since October 7, 1971 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since October 7, 1971
DR Congo		listed in Africa: Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) due to geographical reasons. DR Congo is member of both communities.
Lesotho	1975-05-01	See Foreign relations of Lesotho The diplomatic representation of Romania in Lesotho was handled by the Romanian embassy in Lusaka, Zambia (between 1978 and 1980), the Romanian embassy in Maputo, Mozambique (between 1980 – April 1990). From November 1991, the diplomatic representation of Romania in Lesotho is handled by the Romanian embassy in Pretoria, in neighbouring South Africa. Romania has no diplomatic office in the Kingdom of Lesotho. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Lesotho is handled by the Romanian embassy in Pretoria, in neighbouring South Africa. The Kingdom of Lesotho has no diplomatic office in Romania. The Mosotho embassy in Rome, Italy, has concurrent accreditation to Romania. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since May 1, 1975 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since May 1, 1975
Madagascar		listed in Africa: Indian Ocean's islands due to geographical reasons
Malawi	1985-07-15	See Foreign relations of Malawi Romania has no diplomatic office in the Republic of Malawi. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Malawi is handled by the Romanian embassy in Harare, Zimbabwe. The Republic of Malawi has no diplomatic office in Romania. The Malawian embassy in Berlin, Germany, has concurrent accreditation to Romania. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since July 15, 1985 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since July 15, 1985
Mauritius		listed in Africa: Indian Ocean's islands due to geographical reasons
Mozambique	1975-06-25	See Foreign relations of Mozambique Romania closed its embassy in Maputo, Mozambique on August 10, 1999. Romania has no diplomatic office in the Republic of Mozambique. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Mozambique is handled by the Romanian embassy in Pretoria, in neighbouring South Africa. The Republic of Mozambique has no diplomatic office in Romania. The Mozambican embassy in Moscow, Russia, has concurrent accreditation to Romania.. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since June 25, 1975 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since June 25, 1975
Namibia	1990-10-19	See Foreign relations of Namibia Romania closed its embassy in Windhoek, on July 1, 1999, due to financial issues. Romania has no diplomatic office in the Republic of Namibia. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Namibia is handled by the Romanian embassy in Pretoria, in neighbouring South Africa. The Republic of Namibia has no diplomatic office in Romania. The Namibian embassy in Vienna, Austria, has concurrent accreditation to Romania. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since October 19, 1990 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since October 19, 1990
Seychelles		listed in Africa: Indian Ocean's islands due to geographical reasons
South Africa	1991-11-21	See South African-Romanian relations[46] and Foreign relations of South Africa South Africa temporary closed its embassy in Romania in 1998. The embassy was reopened in December 2006 (the official ceremony took place in March 2008 due to logistical issues). Romania has an embassy in Pretoria and a consulate-general in Cape Town. The Republic of South Africa has an embassy in Bucharest. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since November 21, 1991 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since November 21, 1991
Swaziland	1991-02-01	See Foreign relations of Swaziland Romania has no diplomatic office in the Kingdom of Swaziland. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Swaziland is handled by the Romanian embassy in Pretoria, in neighbouring South Africa. The Kingdom of Swaziland has no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of Swaziland in Romania is handled by the Swazi embassy in London, United Kingdom. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since February 1, 1991 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since February 1, 1991
Tanzania		listed in Africa: East African Community due to political and economic reasons. Tanzania is member of both communities.
Zambia	1968-05-28	See Foreign relations of Zambia Romania has no diplomatic office in the Republic of Zambia. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Zambia is handled by the Romanian embassy in Pretoria, in South Africa. Zambia has no diplomatic office in Romania. The Zambian embassy in Rome, Italy, has concurrent accreditation to Romania. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since May 28, 1968 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since May 28, 1968
Zimbabwe	1980-04-18	See Foreign relations of Zimbabwe Romania has an embassy in Harare. Zimbabwe has no diplomatic office in Romania. The Zimbabwean embassy in Vienna, Austria, has concurrent accreditation to Romania.. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since April 18, 1980 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since April 18, 1980

Africa: Indian Ocean's islands

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Comoros	1976-08-02	See Foreign relations of Comoros Romania has no diplomatic office in the Union of the Comoros. The Romanian embassy in Pretoria, South Africa, has concurrent accreditation to Comoros. Comoros have no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of the Comoros in Romania is unknown. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since August 2, 1976 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since August 2, 1976
Madagascar	1968-09-10	See Foreign relations of Madagascar Madagascar opened its honorary consulate in Romania in September 1996. Romania has no diplomatic office in the Republic of Madagascar. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Madagascar is handled by the Romanian embassy in Pretoria, South Africa. Madagascar has no embassy in Romania, only an honorary consulate in Bucharest. The Malagasy embassy in Rome, Italy, has concurrent accreditation to Romania. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since September 10, 1968 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since September 10, 1968
Mauritius	1974-06-25	See Foreign relations of Mauritius Romania has no diplomatic office in the Republic of Mauritius. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Mauritius is handled by the Romanian embassy in Pretoria, South Africa. The Republic of Mauritius has no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of Mauritius in Romania ins handled by the Mauritian embassy in Paris, France. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since June 25, 1974 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since June 25, 1974
Seychelles	1976-07-30	See Foreign relations of Seychelles Romania has no diplomatic office in the Republic of Seychelles. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Seychelles is handled by the Romanian embassy in Pretoria, in South Africa. The Republic of Seychelles has no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of Seychelles in Romania is handled by the Seychellois embassy in Paris, France. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since July 30, 1976 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since July 30, 1976

North America and the Caribbean

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Antigua and Barbuda	5 April 2018[47]	See Foreign relations of Antigua and Barbuda Both countries established diplomatic relations on April 5, 2018.[47] Romania has no diplomatic office in Antigua and Barbuda. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Antigua and Barbuda is handled by the Romanian embassy in Caracas, Venezuela. Antigua and Barbuda has no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of Antigua and Barbuda in Romania is handled by the Antiguan High Commission in London, United Kingdom.
Bahamas	2007-07-18	See Foreign relations of the Bahamas Romania has no diplomatic office in the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. The diplomatic representation of Romania in the Bahamas is handled by the Romanian embassy in Caracas, Venezuela. The Commonwealth of the Bahamas has no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of the Bahamas in Romania is handled by the Bahamian High Commission in London, United Kingdom.
Barbados	1977-09-01	See Foreign relations of Barbados Romania has no diplomatic office in Barbados. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Barbados is handled by the Romanian embassy in Caracas, Venezuela. Barbados has no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of Barbados in Romania is handled by the Barbadian embassy in Brussels, Belgium. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since September 1, 1977 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since September 1, 1977
Canada	1919-08-19	See Canada–Romania relations Canada has an embassy in Bucharest. Romania has an embassy in Ottawa and consulates-general in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver.
Cuba	1927-04-13	See Foreign relations of Cuba Romania has an embassy in Havana. The Republic of Cuba has an embassy in Bucharest. Diplomatic relations' level: Legation: April 13, 1927 – September 27, 1942 Embassy: since October 26, 1960 Diplomatic relations' timeline: April 13, 1927 – September 27, 1942 since October 26, 1960
Dominica	2009-01-30	See Foreign relations of Dominica Romania has no diplomatic office in the Commonwealth of Dominica. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Dominica is handled by the Romanian embassy in Caracas, Venezuela. The Commonwealth of Dominica has no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of Dominica in Romania is handled by the Dominican embassy in Brussels, Belgium.
Dominican Republic	1984-07-21	See Foreign relations of the Dominican Republic In April 1996, Romania opened its first honorary consulate, in Santo Domingo. Since October 14, 2002, the diplomatic representation of Romania in the Dominican Republic is handled by the Romanian embassy in Caracas, Venezuela. In 2007, Romania opened its second honorary consulate, in Santiago de los Caballeros. Romania has no embassy in the Dominican Republic, only 2 honorary consulates (in Santiago de los Caballeros and in Santo Domingo). The diplomatic representation of Romania in the Dominican Republic is handled by the Romanian embassy in Caracas, Venezuela. The Dominican Republic has no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of the Dominican Republic in Romania is handled by the Dominican embassy in Rome, Italy. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since July 21, 1984 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since July 21, 1984
Grenada	1975-04-03	See Foreign relations of Grenada Romania has no diplomatic office in Grenada. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Grenada is handled by the Romanian embassy in Caracas, Venezuela. Grenada has no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of Grenada in Romania is handled by the Grenadian embassy in Brussels, Belgium. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since April 3, 1975 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since April 3, 1975
Haiti	1980-05-09	See Foreign relations of Haiti Romania has no diplomatic office in the Republic of Haiti. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Haiti is handled by the Romanian embassy in Caracas, Venezuela. The Republic of Haiti has no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of Haiti in Romania is unknown. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since May 9, 1980 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since May 9, 1980
Jamaica	1974-08-21	See Foreign relations of Jamaica Romania has no embassy in Jamaica, only an honorary consulate in Kingston. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Jamaica is handled by the Romanian embassy in Caracas, Venezuela. Jamaica has no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of Jamaica in Romania is handled by the Jamaican embassy in Geneva, Switzerland. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since August 21, 1974 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since August 21, 1974
Mexico	1935-07-20	See Mexico–Romania relations Mexico has an embassy in Bucharest. Romania has an embassy in Mexico City
Saint Kitts and Nevis	2009-06-25	See Foreign relations of Saint Kitts and Nevis Romania has no diplomatic office in the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Saint Kitts and Nevis is handled by the Romanian embassy in Caracas, Venezuela. The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis has no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of Saint Kitts and Nevis in Romania is handled by the Kittitian embassy in Brussels, Belgium.
Saint Lucia	1979-11-01	See Foreign relations of Saint Lucia Romania has no diplomatic office in Saint Lucia. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Saint Lucia is handled by the Romanian embassy in Caracas, Venezuela. Saint Lucia has no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of Saint Lucia in Romania is handled by the Saint Lucian embassy in Brussels, Belgium. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since November 1, 1979 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since November 1, 1979
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	2003-05-22	See Foreign relations of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Romania has no diplomatic office in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is handled by the Romanian embassy in Caracas, Venezuela. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines have no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in Romania is handled by the Vincentian embassy in Brussels, Belgium.
Trinidad and Tobago	1972-11-25	See Foreign relations of Trinidad and Tobago Romania has no diplomatic office in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Trinidad and Tobago is handled by the Romanian embassy in Caracas, in neighbouring Venezuela. The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago has no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of Trinidad and Tobago in Romania is handled by the Trinidadian embassy in Brussels, Belgium. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since November 25, 1972 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since November 25, 1972
United States	1880-06-14[48]	See Romania–United States relations Romania has an embassy in Washington, D.C. and consulates-general in Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami and New York City. United States has an embassy in Bucharest.

South and Central America

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Argentina	1931-04-24	See Argentina–Romania relations Romania has an embassy in Buenos Aires and an honorary consulate in Mendoza. The Argentine Republic has an embassy in Bucharest. Diplomatic relations' level: Legation: April 24, 1931 – February 4, 1944; October 1, 1946 – March 29, 1964 Embassy: since March 29, 1964 Diplomatic relations' timeline: April 24, 1931 – February 4, 1944 since October 1, 1946
Belize	1993-03-25	See Foreign relations of Belize Romania has no diplomatic office in Belize. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Belize is handled by the Romanian embassy in Mexico City, in neighbouring Mexico. Belize has no embassy in Romania, only an honorary consulate in Bucharest. The diplomatic representation of Belize in Romania in unknown. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since March 25, 1993 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since March 25, 1993
Bolivia	1969-10-18	See Foreign relations of Bolivia The first contacts took place in 1905, when Bolivia opened an honorary consulate in Bucharest. In 1996, the honorary consulate was turned into an embassy. On July 27, 2000, Bolivia closed its embassy in Bucharest, while Romania closed its embassy in La Paz on April 1, 2000. Romania has no embassy in the Plurinational State of Bolivia, only 2 honorary consulates (in Cochabamba and Santa Cruz de la Sierra). The Romanian embassy in Lima, Peru, has concurrent accreditation to Bolivia. The Plurinational State of Bolivia has no diplomatic office in Romania. The Bolivian embassy in Berlin, Germany, has concurrent accreditation to Romania. Diplomatic relations' level: Honorary consulate: 1905 – October 18, 1969 Embassy: since October 18, 1969 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since October 18, 1969
Brazil	1928-01-07	See Brazil–Romania relations Romania has an embassy in Brasilia, a consulate-general in Rio de Janeiro and 6 honorary consulates (in Aracaju, Belo Horizonte, Curitiba, Fortaleza, Porto Alegre and Recife). Brazil has an embassy in Bucharest. Diplomatic relations' level: Legation: January 7, 1928 – March 5, 1942; March 22, 1961 – May 9, 1974 Embassy: since May 9, 1974 Diplomatic relations' timeline: January 7, 1928 – March 5, 1942 since March 22, 1961
Chile	1925-02-05	See Chile–Romania relations[49]
Colombia	1967-11-15	See Foreign relations of Colombia Colombia closed its embassy in Bucharest in November 2002. Romania has an embassy in Bogotá and 3 honorary consulates (in Barranquilla, Medellín and Santiago de Cali). The Republic of Colombia has no diplomatic office in Romania. The Colombian embassy in Warsaw, Poland, has concurrent accreditation to Romania. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since November 15, 1967 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since November 15, 1967
Costa Rica	1970-07-04	See Foreign relations of Costa Rica Costa Rica closed its embassy in Bucharest in 1999, while Romania closed its embassy in Costa Rica in May 2000. Romania has no diplomatic office in the Republic of Costa Rica. The Romanian embassy in Mexico City, Mexico, has concurrent accreditation to Costa Rica. Romania has an honorary consulate in San José Province, in the city of San Pedro. The Republic of Costa Rica has no diplomatic office in Romania. The Costa Rican embassy in Moscow, Russia, has concurrent accreditation to Romania. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since July 4, 1970 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since July 4, 1970
Ecuador	1968-11-12	See Foreign relations of Ecuador On April 8, 1880, the newly independent Romania notified Ecuador on its independence. Ecuador answered on July 8, 1881 and congratulated Romania. Until November 11, 1968 the two countries had no diplomatic relations. Romania opened its embassy in Quito in July 1973 and Ecuador opened its embassy in Bucharest in April 1974. On May 31, 1999, Ecuador closed its embassy. A year later, in May 2000, Romania closed its embassy in Quito. Romania has no embassy in the Republic of Ecuador, only 2 honorary consulates (in Guayaquil and Quito). The Romanian embassy in Lima, Peru, has concurrent accreditation to Ecuador. The Republic of Ecuador has no diplomatic office in Romania. The Ecuadorian embassy in Budapest, in Hungary, has concurrent accreditation to Romania. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since November 12, 1968 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since November 12, 1968
El Salvador	1979-12-17	See Foreign relations of El Salvador Romania has no embassy in the Republic of El Salvador, only an honorary consulate in San Salvador. The diplomatic representation of Romania in El Salvador is handled by the Romanian embassy in Mexico City, Mexico. The Republic of El Salvador has no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of El Salvador in Romania is handled by the Salvadorian embassy in Vienna, Austria. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since December 17, 1979 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since May December 17, 1979
Guatemala	1990-12-07	See Foreign relations of Guatemala Romania has no embassy in the Republic of Guatemala, only an honorary consulate in Guatemala City. The Romanian embassy in Mexico City, Mexico, has concurrent accreditation to Guatemala The Republic of Guatemala has no embassy in Romania, only an honorary consulate in Bucharest. The Guatemalan embassy in Vienna, Austria, has concurrent accreditation to Romania. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since May 18, 1978 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since May 18, 1978
Guyana	1973-06-20	See Foreign relations of Guyana Romania has no diplomatic office in the Co-operative Republic of Guyana. The Romanian embassy in Caracas, Venezuela, has concurrent accreditation to Guyana. The Co-operative Republic of Guyana has no diplomatic office in Romania. The Guyanese embassy in London, United Kingdom, has concurrent accreditation to Romania. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since June 20, 1973 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since June 20, 1973
Honduras	1973-07-11	See Foreign relations of Honduras Romania has no embassy in the Republic of Honduras, only an honorary consulate in San Pedro Sula. The Romanian embassy in Mexico City, Mexico, has concurrent accreditation to Honduras. The Republic of Honduras has no diplomatic office in Romania. The Honduran embassy in Rome, Italy, has concurrent accreditation to Romania. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since July 11, 1973 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since July 11, 1973
Nicaragua	1979-09-06	See Foreign relations of Nicaragua Romania has no embassy in the Republic of Nicaragua, only an honorary consulate in Managua. The Romanian embassy in Mexico City, Mexico, has concurrent accreditation to Nicaragua. The Republic of Nicaragua has no diplomatic office in Romania. The Nicaraguan embassy in Rome, Italy, has concurrent accreditation to Romania. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since September 6, 1979 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since September 6, 1979
Panama	1971-10-05	See Foreign relations of Panama On April 23, 1996, Romania opened its honorary consulate in Panama. Romania has no embassy in the Republic of Panama, only an honorary consulate in Panama City. The Romanian embassy in Caracas, Venezuela, has concurrent accreditation to Panama. The Republic of Panama has no diplomatic office in Romania. The Panamanian embassy in Athens, Greece, has concurrent accreditation to Romania. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since October 5, 1971 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since October 5, 1971
Paraguay	1992-05-28	See Foreign relations of Paraguay Romania has no embassy in the Republic of Paraguay, only an honorary consulate in Asunción. The Romanian embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is concurrently accredited to Paraguay. The Republic of Paraguay has no diplomatic office in Romania. The Paraguayan embassy in Athens, Greece, is concurrently accredited to Romania. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since May 28, 1992 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since May 28, 1992
Peru	1939-10-10	Main article: Peru–Romania relations Romania has an embassy in Lima and an honorary consulate in Arequipa. The Republic of Peru has an embassy and an honorary consulate, both in Bucharest. Diplomatic relations' level: Legation: October 10, 1939 – March 5, 1942 Embassy: since November 9, 1968 Diplomatic relations' timeline: October 10, 1939 – March 5, 1942 since November 9, 1968
Suriname	1975-11-25	See Foreign relations of Suriname Romania has no diplomatic office in the Republic of Suriname. The Romanian embassy in Caracas, Venezuela, has concurrent accreditation to Suriname. It is unknown which Surinamese diplomatic mission in Europe has concurrent accreditation to Romania. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since November 25, 1975 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since November 25, 1975
Uruguay	1925-07-24	See Romania–Uruguay relations Romania has an embassy in Montevideo. The Oriental Republic of Uruguay has an embassy in Bucharest. Diplomatic relations' level: Legation: July 24, 1925 – October 10, 1964 Embassy: since October 10, 1964 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since July 24, 1925
Venezuela	1935-12-30	See Foreign relations of Venezuela Romania has an embassy in Caracas and an honorary consulate in Valencia. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has an embassy in Bucharest. Diplomatic relations' level: Legation: December 30, 1935 – December 21, 1941 Embassy: since January 29, 1967 Diplomatic relations' timeline: December 30, 1935 – December 21, 1941 since January 29, 1967

Oceania

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Australia	1968-03-18	See Australia–Romania relations Romania and Australia have concluded an Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement, signed in 1994, a Trade and Economic Agreement (signed with full effect for Australia in July 2002 and for Romania in January 2003) and an Agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion, signed in 2001.[50] Romania has an embassy in Canberra,[51] a general consulate in Sydney, and an honorary consulate in Melbourne. The Commonwealth of Australia has no embassy in Romania, only an honorary consulate in Bucharest. The Australian embassy in Athens, Greece, is concurrently accredited to Romania. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since March 18, 1968 Diplomatic relations' timeline: since March 18, 1968
Fiji	1975-08-15	See Foreign relations of Fiji Romania has no diplomatic office in the Republic of Fiji. The Romanian embassy in Canberra, Australia, is concurrently accredited to Fiji. The Republic of Fiji has no diplomatic office in Romania. The Fijian embassy in Brussels, Belgium, is concurrently accredited to Romania. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since August 15, 1975 Diplomatic relations' level: since August 15, 1975
Kiribati	2018-06-09	See Foreign relations of Kiribati Romania has no diplomatic office in the Republic of Kiribati. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Kiribati is handled by the Romanian embassy in Canberra, Australia. The Republic of Kiribati has no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of Kiribati in Romania is handled by the Kiribati High Commission in Suva, Fiji.
Marshall Islands	1996-01-29	See Foreign relations of Marshall Islands Romania has no diplomatic office in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Marshall Islands is handled by the Romanian embassy in Manila, Philippines. The Republic of the Marshall Islands has no diplomatic office in Romania. The Marshallese embassy in Washington, DC, United States, has concurrent accreditation over Romania.
Federated States of Micronesia	2019-02-05	See Foreign relations of Federated States of Micronesia Romania has no diplomatic office in the Federated States of Micronesia. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Micronesia is handled by the Romanian embassy in Manila, Philippines. The Federated States of Micronesia have no diplomatic office in Romania. The Micronesian embassy in Washington, DC, United States, has concurrent accreditation over Romania.
Nauru	2011-03-02	See Foreign relations of Nauru Romania has no diplomatic office in the Republic of Nauru. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Nauru is handled by the Romanian embassy in Canberra, Australia. The Republic of Nauru has no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of Nauru in Romania is handled by the Nauruan High Commission in Suva, Fiji.
New Zealand	1969-10-13	See Foreign relations of New Zealand In 1970, Romania opened a general consulate in Wellington, turned into an embassy in 1981. The Romanian embassy in New Zealand was closed in February 1989. The immigration issues of Romanian citizens to the New Zealand are handled by the New Zealander embassy in London, in the United Kingdom. Romania has no embassy in New Zealand, only an honorary consulate in Wellington. The diplomatic representation of Romania in New Zealand is handled by the Romanian embassy in Canberra, in neighbouring Australia. New Zealand has no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of New Zealand in Romania is handled by the New Zealander embassy in Brussels, in Belgium. Diplomatic relations' level: General consulate: October 13, 1969 – 1981 Embassy: since 1981 Diplomatic relations' level: since October 13, 1969
Papua New Guinea	1976-05-19	See Foreign relations of Papua New Guinea Romania has no embassy in the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, only an honorary consulate in Port Moresby. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Papua New Guinea is handled by the Romanian embassy in Jakarta, in neighbouring Indonesia. The Independent State of Papua New Guinea has no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of Papua New Guinea in Romania is handled by the Papua New Guinean embassy in Brussels, Belgium. Diplomatic relations' level: Embassy: since May 19, 1976 Diplomatic relations' level: since May 19, 1976
Samoa	2006-03-02	See Foreign relations of Samoa Romania has no diplomatic office in the Independent State of Samoa. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Samoa is handled by the Romanian embassy in Canberra, Australia. The Independent State of Samoa has no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of Samoa in Romania is handled by the Samoan embassy in Brussels, Belgium.
Solomon Islands	2011-02-01	Both countries established diplomatic relations on February 1, 2011.[52]
Tonga	No relations	See Foreign relations of Tonga Romania has no diplomatic office in the Kingdom of Tonga. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Tonga is handled by the Romanian embassy in Canberra, Australia. The Kingdom of Tonga has no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of Tonga in Romania is handled by the Tongan High Commission in London, United Kingdom.
Tuvalu	2006-05-12	See Foreign relations of Tuvalu Romania has no diplomatic office in Tuvalu. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Tuvalu is handled by the Romanian embassy in Canberra, Australia. Tuvalu has no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of Tuvalu in Romania is handled by the Tuvaluan High Commission in Suva, Fiji.
Vanuatu	2018-05-31	See Foreign relations of Vanuatu[53] Romania has no diplomatic office in the Republic of Vanuatu. The diplomatic representation of Romania in Vanuatu is handled by the Romanian embassy in Canberra, Australia. The Republic of Vanuatu has no diplomatic office in Romania. The diplomatic representation of Vanuatu in Romania is handled by the Vanuatuan embassy in Brussels, Belgium.

Countries which Romania has no diplomatic relations with

Europe

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Northern Cyprus		See Foreign relations of Northern Cyprus Romania does not recognize the independence of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and considers its territory part of Republic of Cyprus as the Kyrenia District and parts of Famagusta District, Larnaca District and Nicosia District. As a member of the European Union, Romania considers the inhabitants of Northern Cyprus as "the community of Turkish Cypriots".
Transnistria		See Foreign relations of Transnistria Romania does not recognize the independence of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic and considers its territory part of the Republic of Moldova as the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Dniester River's Left Bank. (between June 9, 1934 - August 2, 1940, Romania had diplomatic relations with the USSR, the USSR was responsible for Ukrainian SSR's foreign affairs which encompassed Moldavian ASSR) (between August 19, 1941 - January 29, 1944, Transnistria was administered by Romania itself, as the Transnistria Governorate)

Caucasus

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Abkhazia		See Foreign relations of Abkhazia Romania does not recognize the independence of Republic of Abkhazia and considers its territory part of Georgia as the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia. (between June 9, 1934 - June 22, 1941 and August 6, 1945 - December 26, 1991, Romania had diplomatic relations with the USSR, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic being part of the USSR and Abkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic being part of Georgian SSR) (since June 25, 1992, Romania has diplomatic relations with Georgia, Abkhazia being part of Georgia as Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia)
Artsakh		See Foreign relations of Artsakh Romania does not recognize the independence of the Republic of Artsakh and considers its territory part of Azerbaijan as Jabrayil Rayon, Kalbajar Rayon, Khankendi Şəhər, Khojali Rayon, Lachin Rayon, Qubadli Rayon, Shusha Rayon, Shusha Şəhər, Zangilan Rayon and parts of Agdam Rayon, Goranboy Rayon, Fuzuli Rayon, Khojavend Rayon, Tartar Rayon. (between June 9, 1934 - June 22, 1941 and August 6, 1945 - November 26, 1991, Romania had diplomatic relations with the USSR, Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic being a part of the USSR and Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast being a part of Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic)
South Ossetia		See Foreign relations of South Ossetia Romania does not recognize the independence of Republic of South Ossetia and considers its territory part of Georgia, as part of the Georgian region Shida Kartli.

Asia

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Republic of China (Taiwan)	1939-07-05	See Foreign relations of the Republic of China On October 5, 1949 Communist Romania switched international recognition from the Republic of China to the People's Republic of China (also a Communist state). Now, Romania officially does not recognizes Republic of China as a state and officially considers its territory part of the People's Republic of China as the province of Taiwan. Even so, after the downfall of communism in Romania (in December 1989), relations between Romania and the Republic of China are unofficial, but cordial and warm. Diplomatic relations' level: Legation: July 5, 1939 - July 21, 1941 Diplomatic relations' timeline: July 5, 1939 - July 10, 1941 (between July 10, 1941 - 1944 or 1945 Romania had diplomatic relations with Republic of China state based in Nanjing and ruled by Reorganized National Government of China; between December 1, 1940 - 1944/1945 Romania had diplomatic relations with Manchukuo; since October 5, 1949 Romania has diplomatic relations with People's Republic of China) (between July 10, 1941 - June 2, 1942 Romania had diplomatic relations with the United States who represented the diplomatic interests of Republic of China in Romania)
South Moluccas		Romania does not recognize the independence of Republic of South Maluku and considers its territory part of Indonesia as part of the province of Maluku.
Tibet		Romania does not recognize the independence of Tibet and considers its territory as part of People's Republic of China as Tibet Autonomous Region, the province of Qinghai and parts of the provinces of Gansu, Sichuan and Yunnan. Further reading: Tibet, Tibet (1912–1951), History of Tibet (1950–present), Central Tibetan Administration, Ü-Tsang, Kham, Amdo.

Africa

Country	Formal Relations Began	Notes
Ambazonia		Romania does not recognizes the independence of Federal Republic of Southern Cameroon (Ambazonia) and considers its territory part of Cameroon as the regions of Northwest, Southwest and parts of the regions of Littoral and West. Further reading: Southern Cameroons
Anjouan		Romania does not recognize the independence of the State of Anjouan and considers its territory part of Comoros as the Autonomous Island of Anjouan.
Biafra		Romania does not recognize the independence of the Republic of Biafra and considers its territory part of Nigeria as the states of Abia, Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bayelsa, Cross River, Ebonyi, Enugu, Imo and Rivers.
Cabinda		Romania does not recognize the independence of the Republic of Cabinda and considers its territory part of Angola as the province of Cabinda.
Western Sahara		See Foreign relations of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Romania claims neutrality[54] in the Western Sahara issue. So far, Romania did not recognize neither the independence of Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, neither the Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara. Further reading: Free Zone of Western Sahara, Moroccan Wall, Western Sahara War, History of Western Sahara. (between December 26, 1884 - April 4, 1946, Romania had diplomatic relations with Spain, who was responsible for Spanish Sahara's foreign relations)
Somaliland		See Foreign relations of Somaliland Romania does not recognize the independence of Republic of Somaliland and considers its territory part of Somalia as the regions of Awdal, Sanaag, Sool, Togdheer and Woqooyi Galbeed. (between 1884 - August 1940 and February 7, 1946 - June 26, 1960, Romania had diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom who was responsible for British Somaliland's foreign affairs)

International Organizations

Romania is a member of the following international organisations:

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[2] "Regatul ESWATINI (SWAZILAND)" (in Romanian). Retrieved 2 July 2022.

[3] "Rapport de Politique Extérieure 2007" (in French). p. 44. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

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Foreign relations of Romania
Africa	Chad
Americas	Argentina Brazil Canada Chile Mexico Peru United States Uruguay
Asia	Armenia Azerbaijan China Georgia India Indonesia Iran Iraq Kurdistan Region Israel Lebanon Malaysia North Korea Palestine Philippines Saudi Arabia Sri Lanka Syria Turkey
Europe	Albania Austria Belarus Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Denmark France Germany Greece Holy See Hungary Italy Moldova Transnistria Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Russia Serbia Slovakia Spain Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom
Oceania	Australia
Former countries	Yugoslavia
Multilateral relations	International Monetary Fund NATO United Nations Craiova Group
Diplomatic missions	Diplomatic missions of Romania / in Romania Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Foreign relations of Europe
Sovereign states	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Vatican City
States with limited recognition	Abkhazia Artsakh Kosovo Northern Cyprus South Ossetia Transnistria
Dependencies and other entities	Åland Faroe Islands Gibraltar Guernsey Isle of Man Jersey Svalbard
Other entities	European Union Sovereign Military Order of Malta

Foreign relations of Romania

Diplomatic list

Relations by Continent

Europe (Inside the European Union)

Europe (Outside of the European Union)

Asia

Africa: Arab Maghreb Union (AMU)

Africa: Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

Africa: Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)

Africa: Northwest and Horn of Africa (mostly IGAD)

Africa: East African Community (EAC)

Africa: Southern African Development Community (SADC)

Africa: Indian Ocean's islands

North America and the Caribbean

South and Central America

Oceania

Countries which Romania has no diplomatic relations with

Europe

Caucasus

Asia

Africa

International Organizations

See also

References