They witnessed the lighting of Traian's Column in the colors of the Romanian flag, reports Antena 3.

The moment marked the anniversary of the 100th anniversary of our country, which was attended by hundreds of Romanians who settled in Italy.

After the monument became red, yellow and blue, the crowd began to sing our national anthem.

President Klaus Iohannis was in Italy on October 14 and 17, the first state visit in the last 45 years.

Before taking part in the relief of Trajan's column, the head of state stood at the headquarters of the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of Italy.

On Monday 15 October, official discussions with Italian President Sergio Mattarella will take place on topics related to the strengthened strategic partnership between the two countries, as well as on European, international and security cooperation.

"In the dialogue special attention will be paid to reconfirming the special nature of the bilateral relationship, deepening the strategic partnership, strengthening economic cooperation and the role of the Romanian community in Italy, including in the framework of preparation for the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, and on international affairs.The two Presidents will participate in the opening of an exhibition dedicated to the commemoration of the 2000th anniversary of the death of the Latin poet Ovidiu.

The agenda also includes official meetings with the Italian Council of Ministers, Giuseppe Conte, Senate President Maria Elisabetta Alberti Casellati and Roberto Fico, President of the Chamber of Deputies.

On 16 October, President Klaus Iohannis will take part in the opening of the Business Forum Romania-Italy, "an event intended to boost the economic dimension of the consolidated strategic partnership", in the context in which, in 2017, the value of trade 14 , Amounted to 6 billion euros, the highest value recorded in the history of Romanian-Italian trade relations.

With an estimated market value of more than 15.5 billion euros this year, Italy is the second largest trading partner in Romania and has the top position of foreign investors in terms of the number of companies on the market, the ranking of foreign investments in our economy.

Klaus Iohannis will also meet with the mayor of Virginia Raggi in Rome, followed by a meeting with representatives of the Romanian community, the largest outside the borders and the largest foreign community on the peninsula.

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