Romanian president Nicușor Dan congratulates new UK prime minister Andy Burnham for appointment

21 July 2026 Romanian president Nicușor Dan congratulated Labour leader Andy Burnham on his appointment as prime minister of the United Kingdom on Monday, July 20. The Romanian official said he was confident that under Burnham's leadership, the United Kingdom would continue to actively contribute to strengthening peace, security and international cooperation. "I am delighted to extend to Andy Burnham my warmest congratulations and best wishes on his appointment as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. I am confident that, under his leadership, the UK will continue to actively contribute to strengthening peace, security and international cooperation, and that we will further deepen Romanian-British collaboration bilaterally and within NATO, in the spirit of allied solidarity,” Dan said on X