France–Romania relations
bilateral relations between Romania and France
France–Romania relations are bilateral foreign relations between France and Romania. Diplomatic relations between the two countries date back to 1880, when mutual legations were opened, although contacts between France and Romania's precursor states stretch into the Middle Ages.
Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe, the European Union and NATO. Romania has been a member of the Francophonie since 1993.
France has given full support to Romania's membership in the European Union and NATO.
History
Early relations
The first contacts between the Romanians and the French started in the late 14th century, when the French knights led by John of Nevers participated in the Battle of Nicopolis alongside Voivode Mircea the Elder and his soldiers. Between 1579 and 1583, King Henry III supported Petru Cercel in his bid for the Wallachian throne. During the 17th and 18th centuries, the relations between the French and the Romanians intensified due to the numerous French merchants and intellectuals who traveled to the Romanian Principalities. In 1762, Claude-Charles de Peyssonnel proposed the establishment of a French representation in the Principalities. A French consulate would be opened in 1798 in Bucharest, and a vice consulate in Iași. In the same year, the Courrier de Moldavie, the region's first French-language newspaper, appeared in Iași. France's cultural influence grew to such an extent that French became the diplomatic language of the Romanian principalities in the 18th century.
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