Romanian President Condemns Cabinet Plan to Move Israel Embassy

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis slammed the government for not consulting him before announcing a plan to move the country’s embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.

Iohannis, who according to the Romanian Constitution leads foreign policy and represents the country abroad, urged the cabinet to refrain from any decision before a thorough assessment, according to an emailed statement on Friday. Ruling party leader Liviu Dragnea said in an interview on Antena 3 late Thursday that the government had approved a memorandum to start the procedure to re-locate the embassy to Jerusalem, following the example of the U.S.