The Embassy of Romania in Chișinău () is the diplomatic mission of Romania to Moldova. The embassy is located in Central Chișinău, at 66/1 București Street.
History
Romania 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,Romania names new ambassador to neighbouring Moldova, Southeast European Times, April 9, 2009 but two weeks later, the Moldovan government rejected him without any explanation, deepening the crisis."Dispute between Romania and Moldova worsens", AP, April 24, 2009
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. On 9 February 2010 the Parliament of Romania approved a new ambassador to Moldova;Romanian ambassador to Moldova is an ex-ambassador to Vatican the ambassador, Marius Lazurca, has a PhD in history-anthropology from Paris-Sorbonne University and previously was ambassador to Holy See.Romania Approves New Ambassador To MoldovaChișinăul acceptă noul ambasador al României în Republica Moldova
Ambassadors Name Took office Left office Cristian-Leon Țurcanu 2022 Daniel Ioniță2016 2022 Marius Lazurcă 2010 2016 Filip Teodorescu 2003 2009 Adrian Bălănescu 2001 2003 Victor Bârsan 1999 2001 Nichita Danilov 1999 1999 Marcel Dinu 1997 1999
See also Romanian diplomatic missions Moldova–Romania relations
References
External links Official site