Romania
Ambassador Mihnea Motoc
Romania is serving as an elected member of the UN Security Council from 2004 to 2005. Mihnea Motoc has served as Romania’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations since May 2003. The following is excerpted from the 4,929 th meeting of the Security Council on March 23, 2004, and the 4,935 th meeting of the Security Council on March 25, 2004, in New York.Romania is profoundly concerned at the current situation in the Middle East following the death of Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin in a targeted operation by Israeli security forces. Yesterday, the Council of the European Union condemned…