Romania, through the Supreme Council of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, was the organizer and host of the 52nd Conference of Sovereign Grand Commanders in Europe and Associated Countries, on October 6-9, 2016, in Bucharest.

Delegates and observers from England, Germany, Scotland, Luxembourg, Turkey, Greece, Switzerland, Cyprus and Romania were present at the event. They wished success to the Sovereign Grand Commander of the Supreme Council of Romania and to the participants in the Conference, expressing their regret that they could not attend the Conference due to the change of date, the Supreme Councils of the USA , Austria and Estonia.

For the next two years, the Conference unanimously elected as President of this Organization His Almighty and Illustrious Brother Stelian Nistor, 33 °, Sovereign Grand Commander of the Supreme Council of Romania and as Vice-President His Almighty and Illustrious Brother Eberhard Desch, 33 °, Sovereign Grand Commander of the Supreme Council of Germany.

The organization of the Conference and the election as President of the Sovereign Grand Commander of the Supreme Council of Romania represent the greatest real and concrete international victory of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite in Romania in its 135 years of existence.

The sessions of the Specialized Commissions and the plenary session of the Conference took place on October 7, and on October 8, the delegations of the participating countries were received by the President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Romanian Parliament, Mr. Florin Iordache. On the same evening, a gala dinner was held in the IG Duca Hall of the Parliament Palace, attended by guests of honor.

All participating delegations expressed their joy at the success of this edition of the Conference. Through their speeches, the leaders of the delegations thanked the Sovereign Grand Commander and the Supreme Council of Romania for the exceptional organization of the entire event.