According to the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Romania's foreign minister Adrian Cioroianu was not under security checks when entering or exiting the US. The institution denies the information in yesterday's ZIUA report. But ZIUA sources still claim the checks took place.
In June 15, 2007, Octavian Andronic authored an article in "Buna Ziua Brasov" providing the following information: "When entering the US territory, the foreign minister was under the standard checks used by immigration authorities: he took off his belt and shoes for the antiterrorist check, he was fingerprinted and they took a digital photo of him". Octavian Andronic told us presently: "This is the usual antiterrorist check. They asked Mircea Geoana too to take off his shoes and belt and they fingerprinted him when he was a foreign minister".
Romania's ex PM Adrian Nastase claims in his turn that the fingerprinting and photographing when a citizens enters the EU for the first time have become compulsory. (...)
US Embassy claims the same
In the press release elaborated yesterday the US Embassy in Bucharest emphasizes that the information claiming the Romanian minister wasn't appropriately welcomed at the US airport by US officials is completely false. There is mentioned that it is the obligation of US airport officials to use etiquette on all high level visitors to the US. In case of foreign official delegations, there is added, special procedures are used at check points to hurry up the entry.
D.E.
Ziua Miercuri 27 Iunie 2007 http://www.ziua.net/english
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