Les relations roumano‑grecques dans l’entre‑deux‑guerres : quelques considérations sur un rapprochement continu

After the diplomatic tensions of the xixth Century, the Romanian‑Greek relations have followed, during the interwar decades, a winding course, influenced either by the internal political changes in the two states or by the international events occuring in Europe. The ties between the two Royal Houses, materializing in the Romanian Greek dynastic marriages, excellent relations between outstanding political men (Eleftherios Venizelos et Take Ionescu), the arrival in Athens of Romania’s new minister, Constantin Langa‑Răşcanu, a diplomat with a large experience in the Balkan area and, of course, common economical interests were to help put the relations between Romania and Greece back on a favorable track. A milestone in the overall course of Romanian‑Hellenic relations was that of the signing of the non‑aggression and arbitrage pact, in March 1928; it paved the way for other inter‑Balkan agreements leading to rapprochement between the Balkan states, which materialized in the signing of the Balkan Entente Pact on February 9, 1934. However, the peak in the Romanian‑Hellenic relations were the Romanian visit of Greek Prime Minister E. Venizelos (August 1931) and the visit of Romanian Foreign Minister Nicolae Titulescu to Athens (Autumn of 1933) – a decisive moment, considering the impressive welcome he enjoyed. Overall, it can be said that, from the Autumn of 1924 and until the outbreak of the Second World War, the Romanian‑Greek bilateral relations obviously followed an upward trend, in spite of some minor issues related to how the Aromanian populations were treated or some strictly technical economic problems