List of international presidential trips made by Klaus Iohannis

This is a list of international presidential trips made by Klaus Werner Iohannis during his time as President of Romania (21 December 2014 – 12 February 2025).

List

Date Country City Notes
2015
11 January France Paris Republican marches in memory of the victims of the terrorist attacks in Paris
15–16 January Belgium Brussels Official visit to Brussels

Meeting with the Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg

10 February France Paris Official visit to France

Talks with President François Hollande on French–Romanian relations, combating terrorism and Ukraine[1]

12 February Belgium Brussels European Council

EPP Summit

25 February Moldova Chișinău Official visit to the Republic of Moldova

Meeting with President Nicolae Timofti. Talks with pro-European parties on bilateral relations and the process of European integration of Moldova[2]

26 February Germany Berlin Official visit to Germany

Talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the situation in Ukraine, investments, European projects and strengthening the rule of law[3] Meeting with the German President

12–13 March Poland Warsaw Official visit to Poland

Talks with President Bronisław Komorowski on Ukraine, NATO and Moldova[4] Meeting with the Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz

17 March Ukraine Kyiv Official visit to Ukraine
19–20 March Belgium Brussels European Council

EPP Summit

23 April Belgium Brussels Special meeting of the European Council
27–28 April Italy Rome Official visit to Italy
7 May Poland Gdańsk Events to commemorate 70 years since the end of the Second World War
14–15 May Italy Milan, Rome Meeting with Romanian community in Milan and Pope Francis[5] Official visit to the Holy See

Visit to the Romanian Pavilion at the World Expo in Milano

21–22 May Latvia Riga Eastern Partnership Summit[6]
11 June Belgium Brussels UE-CELAC Summit
15–16 June Croatia Zagreb Official visit to Croatia

Meeting with President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, Prime Minister Zoran Milanović and President of the Sabor Josip Leko[7]

25–26 June Belgium Brussels European Council
12–13 July Spain Madrid Official visit to Spain

Meeting with King Felipe VI, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and Romanian community representatives[8][9]

16 July Serbia Belgrade Official visit to Serbia
26 July Austria Salzburg Work meeting with the President of Austria, Heinz Fischer
24–30 September United States New York City, Washington, D.C. Represented Romania at the United Nations General Assembly

Met with the United States President Barack Obama and Vice-president Joe Biden[10]

23–24 September Belgium Brussels Special informal meeting of the European Council
15–16 October Belgium Brussels European Council
25 October Belgium Brussels Meeting organised by the European Commission on migration in the Western Balkans
11–12 November Belgium Brussels Informal meeting of the European Council

EU-Africa Summit

18–19 November Slovakia Bratislava Official visit to Slovakia
29 November Belgium Brussels European Union – Türkiye Summit
30 November France Paris United Nations Conference on Climate Change – COP21
2016
11–13 February Germany Munich Munich Security Conference

Meetings with the authorities of the Land of Bavaria

18–20 February Belgium Brussels European Council

EPP Summit

7–9 March Israel Jerusalem State visit to the State of Israel
10 March Palestine Ramallah State visit to the State of Palestine
17–18 March Belgium Brussels European Council

Working meeting between the EU leaders and the Prime Minister of Türkiye

23–24 March Turkey Ankara State visit to Türkiye
31 March–1 April United States Washington, D.C. Nuclear Security Summit

Meeting with the Romanian Community Visit to the Holocaust Museum Working Dinner at the White House hosted by US President Barack Obama

1 May Afghanistan Military base Visiting the Romanian Troops deployed to Afghanistan
18 May Lithuania Vilnius State visit to Lithuania
6–7 June Luxembourg Luxembourg City Official visit to Luxembourg
15–16 June Bulgaria Sofia, Pordim, Giurgiu-Ruse, Grivița, Pleven Official visit to Bulgaria
28 June Belgium Brussels European Council
8–9 July Poland Warsaw NATO Summit[11]
10 July Poland Warsaw Official visit to Poland
9 September Germany Berlin Work meeting with Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel, the Prime-Minister of Belgium, Charles Michel, and the Prime-Minister of Luxembourg, Xavier Bettel
16 September Slovakia Bratislava Informal meeting of the European Council
28 September Germany Kiel Receiving the Hermann Ehlers award, Hermann Ehlers Foundation
30 September Israel Jerusalem International funeral of the former President of Israel, Shimon Peres
20–21 October Belgium Brussels European Council
15 December Belgium Brussels European Council
2017
24–25 January France Strasbourg Official visit to the Council of Europe, as well as the European Court of Human Rights[12]
3 February Malta Valletta Informal meeting of the European Council
9–10 March Belgium Brussels European Council
24–25 March Italy Rome Informal meeting of the European Council

Celebration of 60 years since the Rome Treaties

30 March Malta Valletta EPP Summit
29 April Belgium Brussels European Council
25 May Belgium Brussels NATO Leaders Reunion
5–9 June United States Washington, D.C. Visit to the United States

Meeting at the White House with the President of the United States Joint press conference with United States President Donald Trump Meeting with the Romanian community Meetings with the American authorities

19–20 June Germany Berlin Visit to Germany

Meetings with the President of Germany and the Federal Chancellor Receiving the Semper Opera Ball Dresden Medal of St. George

22–23 June Belgium Brussels European Council
6 July Poland Warsaw The Three Seas Initiative Summit
19–22 September United States New York CityPhiladelphia Represented Romania at the 72nd General Assembly of the United Nations

Meeting with the Romanian Community

28–29 September Estonia Tallinn Informal meeting of the European Council – Digital Summit
19–20 October Belgium Brussels European Council

EPP Summit

17 November Sweden Gothenburg Social Summit
24 November Belgium Brussels European Council
14–15 December Belgium Brussels Eastern Partnership Summit
2018
31 January Belgium Brussels Visit to Brussels

Meetings with the leaders of the European institutions

23 February Belgium Brussels European Council
22–23 March Belgium Brussels European Council

EPP Summit

4 May Bulgaria Ruse Informal meeting of the Presidents of Romania, Bulgaria and Austria
16 May Bulgaria Sofia Informal meeting of the European Council
17 May Bulgaria Sofia European Union – Western Balkans Summit
1–2 June Germany Munich Visit to Bavaria

Receiving the Franz Josef Strauss award, Hanns Seidel Foundation

7 June Poland Warsaw Bilateral visit to Poland
8 June Poland Warsaw Bucharest Nine Format Summit
28–29 June Belgium Brussels European Council
11–12 July Belgium Brussels NATO Summit
19–20 September Austria Salzburg Informal meeting of the European Council
24–27 September United States New York City Represented Romania at the 72nd General Assembly of the United Nations
14–17 October Italy Rome, Napoli State visit in Italy
18 October Belgium Brussels European Council
18–19 October Belgium Brussels ASEM 12 Summit
23 October France Strasbourg Debate regarding the Future of Europe in the European Parliament
10–11 November France Paris Centenary of the end of World War I and first Paris Peace Forum
14 November United Kingdom London Event dedicated to his Royal Highness Charles, Prince of Wales, on the occasion of his 70th birthday
25 November Belgium Brussels Special meeting of the European Council
26–27 November France Paris Official visit to France

Official opening of the Romania-France Cultural Season

13–14 December Belgium Brussels European Council
17–18 December Austria Vienna Europa-Africa High-Level Forum
2019
22 January Germany Aachen The signing of the Treaty of Aachen on Franco-German Cooperation and Integration
16 February Germany Munich The 55th Munich Security Conference

Bilateral meeting with the Vicepresident of the United States of America, Mike Pence

23–25 February Egypt Sharm El-Sheikh EU – League of Arab States Summit
28 February Slovakia Košice Bucharest Nine Format Summit
21–22 March Belgium Brussels European Council

EPP Summit Anual Trans-Atlantic Conference (AmCham EU)

10 April Belgium Brussels Special meeting of the European Council
3–4 May Italy Florence The State of the Union Conference
13 May Belgium Brussels Meeting of the representatives of the Eastern Partnership
28 May Belgium Brussels European Council

EPP Summit

5–6 June Slovenia Brdo The Three Seas Initiative Summit
20–21 June Belgium Brussels European Council

EPP Summit

30 June–2 July Belgium Brussels Special meeting of the European Council

EPP Summit

20 August United States Washington, D.C. Visit to the White House
24–26 September United States New York City Represented Romania at the 74th General Assembly of the United Nations
1 October Belgium Brussels Official opening of the Europalia International Art Festival
17–18 October Belgium Brussels European Council
21–22 October Japan Tokyo The enthronement festivities of Emperor Naruhito
20 November Croatia Zagreb EPP Summit
3–4 December United Kingdom Watford NATO Summit
12–13 December Belgium Brussels European Council
2020
7 January Germany Bavaria Working visit to the Land of Bavaria
21–23 January Israel Jerusalem The Fifth World Holocaust Forum
20–21 February Belgium Brussels Special meeting of the European Council
17–20 July Belgium Brussels European Council
1–2 October Belgium Brussels European Council
14 October Germany Magdeburg Receiving the Emperor Otto Prize, awarded by the City of Magdeburg
15–16 October Belgium Brussels European Council
10 December Belgium Brussels European Council
29 December Moldova Chișinău Official visit to the Republic of Moldova
2021
7–8 May Portugal Porto Informal meeting of the European Council (Social Summit)

Work meeting of the EU-India Format

24–25 May Belgium Brussels Special meeting of the European Council
14 June Belgium Brussels NATO Summit
16–17 June Estonia Tallinn State visit in Estonia
24–25 June Belgium Brussels European Council

EPP Summit

8–9 July Bulgaria Sofia The Three Seas Initiative Summit
27 August Moldova Chișinău Took part in Independence Day Celebrations

Meeting with the Presidents of the Republic of Moldova, Poland and Ukraine

9 September  Switzerland Bern Official visit to Switzerland
21–22 September United States New York City Represented Romania at the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly[13]
1–2 October Germany Aachen Receiving the Charlemagne Prize, awarded by the City of Aachen
5–6 October Slovenia Bled Informal meeting of the European Council

European Union – Western Balkans Summit

13 October Sweden Malmö Malmö International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism
21–22 October Belgium Brussels European Council
27 October Egypt Cairo State visit in Egypt

Meeting with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi[14]

1–2 November United Kingdom Glasgow 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference – COP26
15 December Belgium Brussels Eastern Partnership Summit[15]
16 December Belgium Brussels European Council
2022
16 February France Versailles Attended the informal meeting of European Council regarding security situation in Sahel at the invitation of President Emmanuel Macron[16]
17 February Belgium Brussels Informal meeting of the European Council
17–18 February Belgium Brussels European Union – African Union Summit
10 March France Versailles Informal meeting of European Council
16 March Moldova Chișinău Meeting with President Maia Sandu in the context of war in Ukraine[17]
24 March Belgium Brussels Extraordinary NATO Summit[18]
24–25 March Belgium Brussels European Council
30–31 May Belgium Brussels Special meeting of the European Council
4 June Germany Hof Receiving the European Charles IV Prize of the Sudeten German Homeland Association
14 June Netherlands The Hague Informal meeting of leaders before the NATO Summit in Madrid
16 June Ukraine Kyiv Visit with the President of France, the Chancellor of Germany, and the Prime Minister of Italy
20 June Latvia Riga The Three Seas Initiative Summit and Business Forum
23 June Belgium Brussels European Union – Western Balkans Summit
23–24 June Belgium Brussels European Council
28–30 June Spain Madrid NATO Summit
18–19 September United Kingdom London Attended the state funeral of Elizabeth II
20–23 September United States New York City, San Francisco Represented Romania at the 77th General Assembly of the United Nations

Visit to San Francisco, meetings with the Romanian Community from the West Coast of the US

6–7 October Czech Republic Prague Informal Summit of the European Council
20–21 October Belgium Brussels European Council
7–8 November Egypt Sharm El-Sheikh 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference – COP27
11–12 November France Paris Paris Peace Forum
23 November Latvia Riga Official visit to Latvia
24 November Lithuania Vilnius

Kaunas

Official visit to Lithuania

Meeting of the Presidents of Lithuania, Latvia, Poland and Romania

2 December Greece Athens Working visit to Greece
3 December Greece Athens EPP Leaders Summit
6 December Albania Tirana European Union – Western Balkans Summit
14 December Belgium Brussels EU-ASEAN Summit
15 December Belgium Brussels European Council
2023
2–3 February Azerbaijan Baku Official visit to Azerbaijan
9 February Belgium Brussels Extraordinary European Council
22 February Poland Warsaw Bucharest Nine Format Summit
27 February Luxembourg Luxembourg City European Investment Bank Group Forum
6–8 March Japan Tokyo and Kyoto Official visit to Japan
9–10 March Singapore Singapore State visit to Singapore
15 March Bulgaria Sofia Official visit to Bulgaria
March United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi and Dubai Official visit to the United Arab Emirates
23–24 March Belgium Brussels European Council
April Argentina, Chile, Brazil Buenos Aires

Santiago de Chile Brasília, Rio de Janeiro

Official visit to Argentina, Chile and Brazil
5–6 May United Kingdom London Attended the coronation of Charles III and Camilla
16–17 May Iceland Reykjavík Council of Europe Summit
1 June Moldova Chișinău European Political Community Summit, in Bulboaca
3–4 June Germany Düsseldorf and Frankfurt Receiving the German Civic Award, conferred by the Bad Harzburg Civic Foundation

Receiving the Franz Werfel Human Rights Award, granted by the Centre Against Expulsions in Bonn

6 June Slovakia Bratislava Bucharest Nine Format Summit
27 June Netherlands The Hague Informal meeting of leaders before the NATO Summit in Lithuania
29–30 June Belgium Brussels European Council
11–12 July Lithuania Vilnius 2023 NATO Summit
17–18 July Belgium Brussels EU-CELAC Summit
19–21 September United States New York Represented Romania at the 78th General Assembly of the United Nations
5 October Spain Granada European Political Community Summit
6 October Spain Granada Informal summit of the European Council
7–9 October Portugal Porto and Lisbon State visit in the Republic of Portugal
11 October Hungary Budapest Official visit to Hungary
26–27 October Belgium Brussels European Council
2024
11 June Latvia Riga [19]
9–11 July United States Washington D.C. 2024 NATO summit
18 July United Kingdom Woodstock 4th European Political Community Summit
7 November Hungary Budapest 5th European Political Community Summit

Multilateral meetings

Group Year
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
NATO None 8–9 July,
Poland Warsaw		 25 May,
Belgium Brussels		 11–12 July,
Belgium Brussels		 3–4 December,
United Kingdom Watford		 None 14 June,
Belgium Brussels		 24 March,
Belgium Brussels		 11–12 July,
Lithuania Vilnius		 9–11 July,
United States Washington, D.C.
28–30 June,
Spain Madrid
Bucharest Nine 4 November,
Romania Bucharest		 None None 8 June,
Poland Warsaw		 25 February,
Slovakia Košice		 None 10 May,
Romania Bucharest		 25 February,
Poland Warsaw		 22 February,
Poland Warsaw		 11 June,
Latvia Riga
10 June,
Romania Bucharest		 6 June,
Slovakia Bratislava
EPC None None None None None None None None 1 June,
Moldova Bulboaca		 18 July,
United Kingdom Woodstock
None None None None None None None 6 October,
Czech Republic Prague		 5 October,
Spain Granada		 7 November,
Hungary Budapest
OIF None 26–27 November,
Madagascar Antananarivo		 None 11–12 October,
Armenia Yerevan		 None 19–20 November,
Tunisia Djerba		 None 4–5 October,
France Villers-Cotterêts
Others None None None None None None None None 5–6 May,
United Kingdom London		 Global Peace Summit
15–16 June,
Switzerland Lucerne

References

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