The Prince and Princess of Asturias are in Romania this week for a three day official visit. They arrived Monday morning, with the purpose of strengthening ties between their country and this new member of the European Union.
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Upon their arrival at Bucharest’s Cotroceni Palace, Crown Prince Felipe and Crown Princess Letizia met with Romanian President Traian Basescu and his wife, Maria.
Felipe and Basescu held talks while Romania’s First Lady gave Letizia a tour of the palace. President Basescu, who visited Spain in late 2007, praised King Juan Carlos and the welcome the King had given him.
Afterward, the Prince and Princess laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at King Carol Park. In the evening, the royal couple attended a gala dinner with the Basescus’. It was during the dinner that the Crown Prince spoke of the potential between the two nations.
“The Spanish experience in the management and use of structural funds and cohesion, and the large number of businesses in our country with experience in this field can be of great interest and value to Romania,” he said.
Felipe also talked about the 700,000 Romanians currently living in Spain, and how the two countries have plenty in common despite geographical differences.
Tomorrow, Felipe and Letizia will meet with Romania’s Prime Minister, Emil Boc and a couple of other politicians. They will also hold meetings with Spanish and Romanian business leaders. Their visit ends on Wednesday.
Romania has been receiving a lot of royal traffic this year. In April, Prince Albert II of Monaco and King Abdullah II of Jordan both stopped by. Japan’s Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko made a visit in May. And earlier this month, the King and Queen of Belgium made their state visit here.
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