Nicolae Ceaușescu și relațiile României cu statele occidentale (1965-1968)
Nicolae Ceauşescu and the Romanian relation whit the Occidental States (1965-1968)

Summary/Abstract: 1965 finds Romania with a new leader: Nicolae Ceaușescu. He continued the foreign policy of dissidence toward Soviet Union, started by his predecesor Gheorghiu-Dej. This article summarizes the main political relations that Romania had with the western states in the 1960’s. In search of „political and economic independence”, Romania „turned it's face to the West”. Therefore, two decades after World War II, Romania re-established diplomatic relations with the United States. Another important moment of the new Romanian foreign policy was the recognition of the Federal Republic of Germany (R.F.G), in 1967 and the establishment of diplomatic relations. Romania thus became the first socialist country to establish ties with West Germany. As an international recognition of Romania’s „independent policy”, Romanian Foreign Minister Corneliu Manescu was elected President of the UN General Assembly. It was a „premiere” again, because he was the first communist dignitary to perform this function. An important new episode of Romanian foreign policy took place in 1968, with the visit of French President Charles de Gaulle to Romania. It was the first visit of a French president to communist Romania that determined an important image of prestige for the Romanian leader, N. Ceauşescu. Thus he climbed the „steps of the arena” of international foreign policy...

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