The Romanian Foreign Ministry – MAE announced the suspension of the activity of the Russian Center for Culture and Science in Romania.
The Russian ambassador to Bucharest, Valery Kuzmin, was summoned to the headquarters of the Foreign Ministry to be notified of the decision of the Romanian authorities. The Russian diplomat was reminded of the repeated situations in which the Center „deliberately engaged in actions of distorted presentation of reality and historical truth at the level of the Romanian public opinion” shows a Foreign Ministry press release.
According to the MAE, the diversions intensified after the illegal invasion of Ukraine by the Russian army. „Through the actions carried out, the center irremediably moved away from the natural objectives of strengthening cultural ties and turned, regrettably, into an instrument of propaganda, disinformation and decriminalization of the war crimes of the Russian Federation in Ukraine”, the Romanian Foreign Ministry officials said. The suspension of the Center’s activity will take place until August 20 at the latest, the deadline by which the administrative procedures that this decision entails must be completed.
Radio Romania International
