Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu said he had not spoken to President Klaus Iohannis about recalling Romania’s ambassador to the US, but he had spoken to Foreign Minister Luminicea Odobescu after Andrei Muraru. expressed his anger at the fact that he was not invited to the political meetings that the head of government has in America. At the same time, Çolaku said that “we are talking too much about a character that was surpassed by the diplomatic qualities that he possessed.”

• “I am not arguing with anyone about the recall, it is not within my authority as prime minister to recall the ambassador, but the President of Romania. We couldn’t talk. The only thing I did was talk to Minister Odobescu, who is a member of the Government. I think we are talking too much about this topic and too much about a character who has exceeded his diplomatic qualities,” said Cholaku from the US.

Answering the question whether, from a diplomatic point of view, representatives of the Romanian diplomacy in Washington showed interest in promoting the interests of Romania, he said:

• “I don’t want to talk now about Romanian diplomacy, which everywhere fulfills its duty with the exception of the ambassador’s emotional moment. Usually in life, as it often happens in politics and diplomacy, when you rise by jumping certain stages to a very high level, there usually comes a point when you become a laughing stock.”

When asked if Muraru had “missed stages”, Cholaku said: “I don’t know, check for yourself.”

Earlier, when Prime Minister Marcel Čolaku was asked if he would have recalled him from the post of ambassador if the decision had been up to him and not the president, Čolaku replied: “Of course.”

The PSD leader suggests that Foreign Minister Luminica Odobescu will have a discussion with the President of Romania on this topic.

Sharp lines between Cholaku and Muraru, USA

Marcel Cholaku’s reaction came a day after Andrii Murau was concerned by the Prime Minister’s decision to exclude him from political meetings scheduled in the US.

The prime minister believed that it was “not necessary” for representatives of the embassy in Washington to participate in political meetings in the United States, Ambassador Andrii Muraru said on Sunday at a reception during which the head of executive power from Bucharest met with representatives of the Romanian community in the United States of America, reports Agerpres.

In response, Marcel Cholaku told him that “it is important to see the mission of each of us.”

“This concludes my role in this visit. I thank my team in Washington for the efforts made in the last few days to facilitate the meetings of the following days, but Mr. Prime Minister thought it was not necessary for the representatives of the Romanian Embassy in Washington to participate in the political meetings. next days Having said that, Mr. Prime Minister, I can only wish you and the government team the best of luck, because your success here in America means the success of Romania. And finally, we wish you what we all wish for – meaningful meetings fruitful for the peace, prosperity and security of Romanians,” said Alexandru Muraru in his speech at the event.

Later, the diplomat added that he had made a “find”.

“I will allow myself… I think that Mr. Ambassador is younger than me, I believe that the greatest quality in politics is patience. I don’t think there is much difference between politics and diplomacy, and I firmly believe that Mr. Ambassador has not lost his patience yet, because I have not done it many times and in more difficult contexts. It is important to see the mission that each of us has at an important moment for Romania, and not for our interests or our personal visions,” said the Prime Minister.

Who is Andrej Muraru, the ambassador of Romania to the USA

Andrei Muraru was an adviser to President Klaus Iohannis for 7 years before he was appointed as the Romanian ambassador to the United States of America in 2021.

Born in 1982, he graduated from the Faculty of History (2005), a graduate of the master’s program “Romania and Europe” (2007) and a doctorate in history (2011) from the University “Alexandru Ioan Kuza” in Iasi (source – presidency.ro).

He has worked at the Institute for the Investigation of the Crimes of Communism and the Memory of the Romanian Exile (IICCMER) since its foundation (2006), holding various positions, from research expert to executive president (2012-2014). In 2006-2009, he was an advisor to the Prime Minister’s Office and an advisor to the Director General of the National Archives of Romania. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Romanian Television Society (2014).

Andrei Muraru is a university lecturer at the National School of Political and Administrative Studies (Department of International Relations and European Integration) and a researcher at the Elie Wiesel III National Institute for the Study of the Holocaust in Romania.