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"registry_id": "vr.tr.foreign-relations-of-romania", "name": "foreign relations of Romania", "purpose": "Enable an AI agent to recognise, assess and support authorised action concerning Romania's external relationships by distinguishing official commitments, diplomatic positions, practical cooperation and unresolved disputes.", "definition": "The foreign relations of Romania comprise the Romanian state's diplomatic, political, economic and security relationships with other states and international organisations, together with the policies and institutions through which those relationships are conducted.", "scope_statement": "This model owns the evolving system of Romania's official bilateral and multilateral relationships, including their representation, commitments, implementation and political condition; it distinguishes those relationships from descriptions of them.", "in_scope": [ "Romania's diplomatic relationships with foreign states and international organisations", "Authority 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