Irish President Mary McAleese to visit Bucharest and Cluj on Romanian visit

Irish President Mary McAleese will make a three-day State Visit to Romania from Monday 22nd to Wednesday 24th September.

On her arrival in the capital, Bucharest, President McAleese will address a business dinner hosted by Enterprise Ireland which will be attended by Irish companies operating in Romania and their Romanian partners.

The President will receive a ceremonial welcome to Romania on Tuesday 23rd September before a formal meeting with President Basescu. She will then lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and meet with the Presidents of both the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. That afternoon, President McAleese will have the opportunity to meet with members of the Irish community resident in Romania and with the Prime Minister, Mr Calin Popescu Tariceanu. President Basescu will host a State Dinner in honour of President McAleese that evening.

On Wednesday 24th, the President will visit Cluj where she will be conferred with an Honorary Professorship by the University of Cluj and meet with faculty and students of the Irish Studies MA programme. President McAleese will then be guest of honour at a lunch hosted by the Mayor of Cluj and attend a performance of Irish traditional music and dance at the City Hall before returning to Ireland.

The President will be accompanied by her husband, Dr Martin McAleese and Ms Mary Hanafin, Minister for Social & Family Affairs.