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SV Constant Helssen entering and greeted by Ceausescu and officials
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SCU Rumanian and Belgian delegation shaking hands
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SV Delegations walking to conference room
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CU Helssen seated
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GV Conference
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Background: A trade delegation from Belgium was received in Bucharest on Friday (19 May) by Rumania's President Nicolae Ceausescu and other government officials. The Belgian delegation was led by Constant Helssen, President of the Belgian Economic Committee for Rumania.

The two delegations discussed the possibility of further improving the good relations between the two countries. Both sides expressed a desire to improve and diversify economic relations, especially in the filed of cooperation in scientific and industrial technology.

The meeting comes at a time when the European Economic Commission is considering how Rumania could be included in the Community's trade preferences system.

SYNOPSIS: A Belgian trade delegation led by Helssen, was received by Rumania's President Nicolae Ceausescu in Bucharest on Friday. Mr. Helssen is President of the Belgian Economic Committee for Rumania. Other Rumanian officials on hand for the talks included the Chairman of the Council of Ministers, Ion Gheorghe Maurer.

The discussions centred on ways to improve and develop economic relations between the two countries, especially in the field of industrial technology.

The talks come at a time when the European Economic Commission has said it is prepared to consider how Rumania can be included in the Community's preferences system. Rumania has asked to be included in the system of generalised preferences granting zero duty on manufactured exports from developing countries. The implication was that Bucharest was willing to give quasi-official recognition to the Community in return for specific commercial advantages.