Several officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have received diplomatic ranks. President Maia Sandu signed a decree to this effect today, reports IPN.
Nicu Popescu, former foreign minister and currently presidential special envoy for European affairs and strategic partnerships, has received the diplomatic rank of ambassador.
In the same decree, the rank of ambassador was also granted to other officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, among them the current Secretary of State Mihai Mitu, who is to be the ambassador of the Republic of Moldova in Bucharest, Secretary of State Carolina Perebinos and Secretary General Sergiu Mihov. It also concerns Corina Calugaru, ambassador in France, Oleg Tulea, former ambassador in Hungary, and Carolina Agrici, ambassador in Poland.
At the same time, an ambassador, several department heads, and consuls general were promoted to the higher rank of minister plenipotentiary.
This decree comes into effect on the date of signing.
