Bucharest, November 5, 2024 – RBJ – The Japanese delegation, headed by the Deputy Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry from Japan, Shinji Takeuchi, accompanied by numerous businessmen, had a meeting today with the Prime Minister of Romania, Marcel Ciolacu. The meeting with Japanese investors from the fields of energy, research and technology, industry, infrastructure and banking highlighted numerous opportunities for investment and collaboration between the two parties.
The Prime Minister appreciated the level of bilateral relations between Romania and Japan, developed on the basis of the Strategic Partnership, the common values promoted by the two states and the economic opportunities offered by the current international context.
The Head of the Executive emphasized Romania’s role as a factor of stability in Europe and in the region, as well as the geostrategic, economic and political advantages that qualify it as a destination for investors.
“The Romanian government has modernized the legislative framework in key areas for attracting foreign investments, such as the Public-Private Partnership. We now have a new law that brings high-quality investors to Romania, we have major projects in the fields of energy, road, rail and maritime infrastructure, in the logistics sector, as well as a Plan for the Reindustrialization of the Country, doubled by a measure through which we financially support, to the state budget, the investments with a significant impact on the economy and those carried out in the processing industries,” stated Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu.
The Head of the Executive also mentioned the state aid schemes, as well as investments in new technologies so that Romania becomes a real technological hub in the center and south-east of Europe. “We have ambitious plans in the nuclear area. The experience and professionalism of Japanese companies are solid arguments for the achievement of our objectives to re-engineer the Candu type nuclear reactors, from Cernavodă, and to realize the SMR project, the first in Europe. Also, in the area of green energies, we have a new law that allows investments in the offshore wind energy area, in a motivating and predictable long-term fiscal framework”, stated Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu.
The prime minister also pointed out the fact that Romania has the expertise, logistics, human capital and projects necessary to become one of the main hubs for the reconstruction of Ukraine. In this context, the prime minister recalled Romania’s interest in developing the Port of Constanța, as well as in supporting regional interconnection projects.
The Japanese economic delegation conveyed to the Prime Minister of Romania the interest in strengthening financial support for Romania in projects in the fields of transport infrastructure, energy, digitization and high technology.
“The investment opportunities offered by Romania are particularly important and offer new perspectives to develop our bilateral relations”, said the Deputy Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry from Japan, Shinji Takeuchi.
The Japanese official also appreciated Romania’s contribution to the organization of the world exhibition Expo Osaka, Kansai 2025, and addressed to Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu the invitation to participate in this event.
On behalf of the Romanian Government, the Prime Minister’s meeting with the Japanese economic delegation was attended by the Minister of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Tourism, Radu Oprea, the Minister of Energy, Sebastian Burduja, the Minister of Research, Innovation and Digitization, Bogdan Ivan, the head of the Prime Minister’s Chancellery, Alexandru – Mihai Ghigiu.
