Georgia–Romania relations are the

bilateral relations Bilateralism is the conduct of political, economic, or cultural relations between two sovereign states. It is in contrast to unilateralism or multilateralism, which is activity by a single state or jointly by multiple states, respectively. When ...

between

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ...

and

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

. Georgia is represented through an

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Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița (river), Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater Buc ...

and a

consulate A consulate is the office of a consul. A type of mission, it is usually subordinate to the state's main representation in the capital of that foreign country (host state), usually an embassy (or, only between two Commonwealth countries, a ...

Constanța Constanța (, , ) is a city in the Dobruja Historical regions of Romania, historical region of Romania. A port city, it is the capital of Constanța County and the country's Cities in Romania, fourth largest city and principal port on the Black ...

. Romania has an embassy in

Tbilisi Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი, ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), ( ka, ტფილისი, tr ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Georgia (country), largest city of Georgia ( ...

. Both countries officially established their diplomatic relations on 25 June 1992. Both countries are full members of the

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and

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. Romania became the first country to recognize Georgia's independence, on 26 August 1991. Georgia and Romania, together with

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by ...

, are part of the Azerbaijan–Georgia–Romania Interconnector (AGRI) project. This project aims to transport Azerbaijani

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to the

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coast of Georgia, where it will be liquefied and taken to the Romanian Black Sea port of Constanța. From there, the gas will be taken to different parts of Europe. This project is expected to end by 2024–2026. It was started following the signing of a

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on 13 April 2010 by representatives of the three countries. In 2021, the then Romanian

ambassador An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an international organization as the resident representative of their own government or so ...

to Georgia Răzvan Rotundu announced that Romania would donate 10,000 Oxford–AstraZeneca

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units to Georgia to help the country deal with the

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Anthim the Iberian Anthim the Iberian (, ka, ანთიმოზ ივერიელი – ''Antimoz Iverieli''; secular name: ''Andria''; 1650 — September or October 1716) was a Georgian theologian, scholar, calligrapher, philosopher and one of the gre ...

is an important historical figure in Georgia and Romania and represents a symbol of the relations between these countries. He was a Georgian

theologian Theology is the study of religious belief from a religious perspective, with a focus on the nature of divinity. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of ...

born in the 17th century in the

Kingdom of Kartli The Kingdom of Kartli ( ka, ქართლის სამეფო, tr) was a late medieval and early modern monarchy in eastern Georgia, centred on the province of Kartli, with its capital at Tbilisi. It emerged in the process of a tripar ...

, then known as Iberia in Europe. He arrived at the Romanian principality of

Wallachia Wallachia or Walachia (; ; : , : ) is a historical and geographical region of modern-day Romania. It is situated north of the Lower Danube and south of the Southern Carpathians. Wallachia was traditionally divided into two sections, Munteni ...

in 1689, where he led the

printing press A printing press is a mechanical device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a printing, print medium (such as paper or cloth), thereby transferring the ink. It marked a dramatic improvement on earlier printing methods in whi ...

of the prince of the country and became

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of various

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. He printed and wrote many books and eventually became the Metropolitan of Wallachia, with his actions also reaching other regions as well, including his native Georgia. Anthim died in 1716. He was

canonized Canonization is the declaration of a deceased person as an officially recognized saint, specifically, the official act of a Christian communion declaring a person worthy of public veneration and entering their name in the canon catalogue of sa ...

by the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church in 1992 (having 27 September as his saint day) and was commemorated by the same institution in 2016 when it declared that year as a homage year to Anthim. Romania is a member of the EU, which Georgia became candidate in 2023.
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, 14 December 2023

Resident diplomatic missions

* Georgia has an embassy in

. * Romania has an embassy in

References

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Resident diplomatic missions

See also

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