On Saturday, Alyaksandr Lukashenka congratulated the President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis, on National Day and the 100th anniversary of the Grand Unification of this country.
In a message, the head of Belarus described the relations of both countries in one sentence.
“Mutual interest and a systemic dialogue between our states based on the principles of respect and trust have given a significant impetus to the development of bilateral relations in recent years,” the message said.
The page of the head of Belarus informs that Lukashenka expressed his congratulations on the hope that the countries will continue to demonstrate “the positive results of multifaceted cooperation”.
In January-September 2018, Belarus-Romania trade amounted to almost $ 100 million. Belarus exported to Romania for $ 62 million and imported goods for $ 36.5 million.
Historians call the process of joining Transylvania and Bukovina to Romania, which began on December 1, 1918 during the collapse of Austria-Hungary, a grand unification. It ended in early 1919.
