Romania–Syria relations

Romania–Syria relations refer to the bilateral and diplomatic relations between Romania and Syria. Relations between the Romanian People's Republic and the Syrian Republic were established on 9 August 1955. Romania has an embassy in Damascus.^[1] Syria has an embassy in Bucharest.^[2]

Before Syria suspended itself, both countries were full members of the UM. In September 2021, a chargé d'affaires was appointed at the Romanian embassy in Damascus.^[3] In April 2024, a Romanian Intelligence Service chief Răzvan Ionescu met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Hossam Louka, director of GID, delivering a joint message from Romania, Cyprus, Greece and Italy, expressing their intention to re-establish contact with the Syrian government.^[4]

Country comparison

	Romania	Syria
Population	19,051,562 ^[5]	18,604,031^[6]
Area	238,398 km² (50,949 sq mi)	185,180 km² (71,500 sq mi)
Population Density	97/km² (250/sq mi)	118.3/km² (306.4/sq mi)
Capital	Bucharest	Damascus
Largest City	Bucharest – 1,739,297	Damascus – 2,503,000^[7]
Government	Unitary semi-presidential republic	Transitional government
Current leader	President Klaus Iohannis Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu	Prime Minister Mohammed al-Bashir
Official languages	Romanian	Arabic
Main religions	73.86% Romanian Orthodoxy, 5.97% Protestantism, 4.5% Catholicism, 0.3% Islam	87% Islam, 10% Christianity, 3% Druzism
Ethnic groups	89.3% Romanians, 6.0% Hungarians	75% Arabs 10% Kurds 15% Others (including Turkomans, Assyrians, Circassians, Armenians and Jews)^[8]^[9]
GDP (nominal)	US$ 817.986 billion (43,179 per capita)	US$22,4 billion,^[10] ($1,265 per capita)

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

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^ "L'isolement diplomatique de la Syrie se relâche". Le Monde. 13 February 2019.
^ "About The Chargé d'Affaires of the European Union to Syria". eeas.europa.eu. 29 July 2021.
^ "Romanian Intelligence Chief Visits Syria, Meets Bashar al-Assad with a Message". The Syrian Observer. 19 April 2024.
^ "Populaţia rezidentă la 1 Ianuarie 2023" (PDF) (in Romanian). INSSE (www.insse.ro). Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2023. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
^ "Population, total – Syrian Arab Republic". worldpopulationreview.com. World population review. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
^ "Damascus population 2022". World Population Review. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
^ "Syria: People and society". The World Factbook. CIA. 10 May 2022.
^ "Largest Ethnic Groups In Syria". WorldAtlas. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
^ "GDP Syrian Arab Republic". worldbank.org. World Bank. Retrieved 29 December 2021.

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