Kenya praises Romania for withdrawing its ambassador in Nairobi after racist remarks

June 12 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Government of Kenya has praised the Romanian authorities this Sunday after they have withdrawn their ambassador in Nairobi, accused of making racist statements.

The spokesman for the Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Alfred Mutua, has asserted that the “ambassador’s government has done the only right thing it could do” and has indicated that it has had talks with the African Group, with the UN and with the Romanian Executive “since that this scandalous and despicable event occurred”, according to his profile on the social network Twitter.

“I thank the Romanian government for withdrawing its representative in Nairobi after his derogatory and racist comments against Africans and all blacks,” he said.

“All Africans and blacks will not accept that the derogatory treatment that we have endured for centuries continues to spread anywhere. Respect for all races and cultures is not an option, but an obligation for all,” he concluded.

“The African Group has joined us,” Ambassador Dragos Tigau said as a monkey appeared in a conference room window, according to an apology letter seen by CNN, which has reported the outrage. of African diplomats who threatened to withdraw from meetings attended by the ambassador.

The Romanian government requested an official apology this Saturday and announced the immediate return of Tigau, for calling a delegation of African diplomats “monkeys” at a meeting held in April between diplomats from Eastern Europe and Africa in the Kenyan capital.

In its apology statement, the Romanian Foreign Ministry assured that it received the first news of the incident last Thursday, at which time it activated all its diplomatic machinery to “decide on the urgent return of the ambassador and the opening of the necessary internal measures to be adopted in this situation”, according to the Romanian newspaper ‘Libertatea’.

The Romanian authorities remarked that they “deeply regret this situation, apologize to all those affected and strongly reject and condemn any behavior and any attitude incompatible with mutual respect.” “Any behavior or comment of a racist nature is absolutely unacceptable,” settles the Ministry.