The Embassy of Romania in Chișinău (Romanian: Ambasada României în Republica Moldova) is the diplomatic mission of Romania to Moldova. The embassy is located in Central Chișinău, at 66/1 București Street.
| Embassy of Romania in Chișinău | |
|---|---|
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| Location | Chișinău |
| Address | 66/1, București Str. |
| Ambassador | Cristian-Leon Țurcanu |
History
editRomania was the first state to recognize the independence of Moldova on 27 August 1991. The Romanian embassy was the first diplomatic mission in Chișinău and was opened on 20 January 1992.
Filip Teodorescu (born 26 December 1951) was appointed as the Romanian ambassador to Chișinău in March 2003 and arrived at post in April 2003. After postelectoral violences from 7 April 2009, Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin announced that Romanian ambassador in Chișinău Filip Teodorescu was declared persona non grata and had 24 hours to leave the Moldovan territory. The following day, the Romanian parliament nominated a senior diplomat, Mihnea Constantinescu, as the new ambassador to Moldova,[1] but two weeks later, the Moldovan government rejected him without any explanation, deepening the crisis.[2]
Romania's Consul to Chișinău, Ion Nuică, forwarded his resignation on 13 July 2009, after a tape in which he was surprised in intimate scenes with a woman, supposedly employee at the Romanian Consulate in Chișinău.[3] On 9 February 2010 the Parliament of Romania approved a new ambassador to Moldova;[4] the ambassador, Marius Lazurca, has a PhD in history-anthropology from Paris-Sorbonne University and previously was ambassador to Holy See.[5][6]
Ambassadors
edit| Name | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|
| Cristian-Leon Țurcanu[7] | 2022 | |
| Daniel Ioniță[8] | 2016 | 2022 |
| Marius Lazurcă[5][6] | 2010[4] | 2016 |
| Filip Teodorescu | 2003 | 2009 |
| Adrian Bălănescu | 2001 | 2003 |
| Victor Bârsan | 1999 | 2001 |
| Nichita Danilov | 1999 | 1999 |
| Marcel Dinu | 1997 | 1999 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Romania names new ambassador to neighbouring Moldova, Southeast European Times, April 9, 2009
- ^ "Dispute between Romania and Moldova worsens", AP, April 24, 2009
- ^ "Sexual scandal at Romania's Consulate in Chișinău. Consul Ion Nuica resigns". Archived from the original on 2009-07-16. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
- ^ a b Romanian ambassador to Moldova is an ex-ambassador to Vatican Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Romania Approves New Ambassador To Moldova
- ^ a b Chișinăul acceptă noul ambasador al României în Republica Moldova
- ^ "Ambasadorul României în Republica Moldova". chisinau.mae.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ^ Vlas, Cristi (2016-05-24). "Daniel Ioniță is the new Ambassador of Romania to the Republic of Moldova". Moldova.org. Retrieved 2021-04-11.