President Murmu returns to Delhi after concluding State visits to Moldova, North Macedonia, Romania

President Droupadi Murmu returned to New Delhi on Sunday after successfully concluding her threenation State visit to Moldova North Macedonia and Romania marking a significant diplomatic outreach aimed at strengthening Indiarsquos ties with the three European countriesAnnouncing her return the official X handle of the President of India posted ldquoPresident Droupadi Murmu arrived in Delhi after completing her State visits to Moldova North Macedonia and RomaniardquoDuring the final leg of the tour President Murmu visited Romania where she held wideranging talks with Romanian President Nicusor Dan on advancing bilateral cooperation and regional and global issuesAccording to the Presidentrsquos Secretariat President Murmu was warmly received by President Dan at the Cotroceni Palace in Bucharest and was accorded a ceremonial welcome and guard of honour The two leaders held comprehensive discussions covering key aspects of the IndiaRomania partnership and also exchanged views on regional and global developments as well as multilateral cooperationThe visit also witnessed the signing of three Memoranda of Understanding MoUs to expand bilateral collaboration in the fields of science and technology sports and the establishment of a Chair of Indian Studies at the University of BucharestPresident Murmursquos visit was historic as it marked the first State Visit by an Indian President to Romania in nearly three decades She was accompanied by Minister of State for Consumer Affairs Food and Public Distribution Nimuben Jayantibhai Bambhaniya along with Members of Parliament Dr Dinesh Sharma and Vijay BaghelBefore arriving in Romania President Murmu visited North Macedonia the second stop of her threenation tour after concluding her engagements in Moldova Upon her arrival in the capital Skopje she was welcomed by North Macedoniarsquos Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Timcho MucunskiDuring the visit President Murmu held discussions with President Gordana SiljanovskaDavkova and Prime Minister Hristijan Mickoski with the talks aimed at enhancing bilateral cooperation across multiple sectors and further deepening relations between the two countriesThe President began her tour with a landmark visit to Moldova becoming the first Indian President ever to visit the country During her stay in Chisinau she visited the Parliament of Moldova and met Speaker Igor Grosu along with members of the Parliamentary Friendship GroupAccording to the Presidentrsquos Secretariat President Murmu expressed confidence that the leaders of India and Moldova would continue working together to build a stronger futureoriented and mutually beneficial partnership She was welcomed on arrival at Chisinau International Airport by Moldovarsquos Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mihai Popoi