Relationship dossier
Georgia
Romania
Relationship assessment
Georgia and Romania maintain a strategic partnership focused on political support and regional energy cooperation.
Georgia toward Romania
+40Georgia formalized a strategic partnership with Romania in 2022 and has participated in regional energy cooperation involving Romania, including plans for a Black Sea electricity connection.
Romania toward Georgia
+45Romania has supported Georgia’s sovereignty and its European and Euro-Atlantic aspirations, and established a strategic partnership with Georgia in 2022.
Overall relationship
+40The relationship combines a strategic partnership with Romanian political support for Georgia and shared participation in regional energy initiatives. These provide a substantive cooperative foundation, although the extent and implementation of bilateral cooperation are not fully clear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Georgia and Romania have built a cooperative relationship, formalized by a strategic partnership in 2022. Georgia has participated in regional energy cooperation involving Romania, including plans for a Black Sea electricity connection. Romania has supported Georgia’s sovereignty and its European and Euro-Atlantic aspirations. The partnership is substantial, though the breadth and implementation of bilateral cooperation are less clear.
Key developments
Georgia and Romania established a strategic partnership.
Georgia, Romania, Hungary, and Azerbaijan signed an agreement to develop a Black Sea electricity connection.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of cooperation under the strategic partnership are unclear.
- The status and progress of the proposed Black Sea electricity connection remain uncertain.