Political relations
Bilateral relations between the Republic of Serbia and Romania are characterised by traditional friendship and serve as a model of good neighbourly relations in the region. The two countries maintain intensive bilateral political dialogue, rooted in a long tradition of diplomatic relations.
As early as 1836, the Principality of Serbia opened its first diplomatic mission in Bucharest, known as the Principality of Serbia’s Diplomatic Agency. Furthermore, the Treaty of Alliance between the Principality of Serbia and Romania, concluded in early 1868, is one of the first international bilateral treaties concluded by modern Serbia.
In 2018, the Republic of Serbia was visited by the then Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania, Teodor Meleșcanu. The then Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, Nikola Selaković, paid an official visit to Romania in June 2022. The then President of the Republic of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, paid an official visit to Romania in 2018. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia, Marko Đurić, paid a bilateral visit to Romania in November 2024.
Economic relations
Economic cooperation between the Republic of Serbia and Romania is mostly based on commodity trade, which recorded a continuous increase until the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.
According to the data of the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, total trade in goods with Romania in 2025 amounted to EUR 2.7 billion, of which exports from the Serbia accounted for EUR 1.4 billion, while imports amounted to EUR 1.3 billion.
Bilateral agreements
A total of 134 bilateral agreements are currently in force, while two are undergoing ratification, and we highlight the following:
Trade Agreement between the FPRY and the Romanian People's Republic, signed on 27 October 1956
Consular Convention between the SFRY and SR Romania, signed on 24 January 1974
Treaty of Friendship, Good-Neighbourliness and Cooperation between the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Romania, signed on 16 May 1996
Agreement between the Federal Government of the FRY and the Government of Romania on Cooperation in the Field of National Minority Protection, signed on 4 November 2002
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Serbia and the Government of Romania on Cooperation in Combating Organized Crime, International Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs and International Terrorism, signed on 5 July 2007
Contact information
Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Bucharest https://bucharest.mfa.gov.rs
Embassy of Romania in Belgrade https://belgrad.mae.ro/
Department for Neighbouring Countries and SEE, tel. 00 381 (0) 11 30 68 280, e-mail: osz@mfa.rs