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President Murmu's 2026 Europe State Visits
President Droupadi Murmu completed a three-nation European tour in July 2026 - the first-ever state visits by an Indian head of state to Moldova and North Macedonia, followed by a Romania leg in Bucharest. She held leader-level talks in all three capitals, addressed business forums, unveiled a bust of Mahatma Gandhi in Skopje, and signed three MoUs in Romania.
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Completes the tour with the Romania leg: in Bucharest President Murmu addressed the India-Romania Business Forum on 24 July, held talks with President Nicusor Dan and Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan, and signed three MoUs - including a Chair of Indian Studies at the University of Bucharest - pitching the India-EU FTA and inviting Romanian firms into India's growth story.
- Droupadi Murmu
- Moldova
- North Macedonia
- Maia Sandu
- Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova
- ITEC
- Skopje Gandhi bust
- India Europe ties
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