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The ambassador sent by the Kremlin to Romania, Valery Kuzmin, has gone home for good

Valery Kuzmin, the Russian ambassador to Romania, completed his mission and left for Moscow for good. Elena Kopnina is the interim Chargé d'affaires of the Russian Federation in Romania, according to an announcement from the Embassy.

Valery Kuzmin retired after his wife died. Photo: EPA-EFE

“Today, His Excellency Valery Kuzmin, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation in Romania, completed his diplomatic mission and left permanently for Moscow. Until the arrival of the new Ambassador, Mrs. Minister-Counselor Elena Kopnina is in Charge of Affairs of the Russian Federation in Romania”the Russian Embassy sent on Facebook.

The retirement of Valery Kuzmin comes after the diplomat's wife died, a few days ago, at the official residence in Bucharest.

According to some sources, the diplomat's wife had a fever, complained of feeling unwell, and later went into cardiorespiratory arrest.

Valeri Kuzmin, born on June 24, 1953 in Moscow, was appointed ambassador of the Russian Federation to Romania in 2016.

Adrian Stoica

Adrian Stoica

Adrian is the founder and the visionary behind Cluj Napoca, a media platform committed to capturing and sharing the vibrant stories of Cluj-Napoca and Romania with an international audience. A graduate in international journalism from the University of Bucharest and holder of a Master’s in Cultural Studies from Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, Adrian has a robust educational background that equips him to understand and analyze the complexities of his native region's culture and history.