An explanation, on sources, after the report of Hotnews in Northern Ireland: Why didn't the Romanian ambassador go to Ballymen?
Ballymen, Northern Ireland. The police check a group of young people on one of the streets on which protests take place. Photo: Adi Iacob / Hotnews
The Philippine ambassador to London went to Ballymen, in Northern Ireland, without consulting with local authorities, but on their own, using the right of diplomats to go to talk to the communities in the country they represent. The ambassador of Romania, Laura Popescu, could not do the same because the local authorities considered that its presence would inflamed the local spirits, because the Romanian diplomat represents both the victims of the aggressions, ie the Romanian citizens and the involved rapists, say diplomatic sources.
Hotnews told today about the fact that the Philippine immigrants from the North-Irish city Ballymen, affected by a week of violent protests of the locals after two young people with Romanian citizenship were accused of rape, received the visit of their London ambassador who assured all the support and the fact that they will be compensated during the materials suffered during protests.
The Romanian community in the city, although it is the main aimed at anti-immigration protests, was not visited by someone from the Embassy in London.
An explanation: Why didn't the Romanian ambassador go to Ballymen?
After publishing the article, I received the information that the Romanian ambassador to London, Laura Daniela Popescu, wanted from the first day of the protests to go to Ballymen, received the acceptance of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but did not do so after consulting with the local authorities in Ballymen.
“Their main concern is to temper the spirits, and the presence of the Romanian ambassador could have amplified the protests, because it represents both the victims and the aggressors, those who were the pretext of the protests. The difference between the Filipine and the Romanian Ambassador is that the first represents only the victims,” the diplomatic sources explained.
The same sources assured that the representatives of the Romanian Embassy in the UK are constantly related to the North-Irish local authorities in the localities affected by anti-migrant protests and try to help the Romanians.
Since the beginning of the protests over 200 families of Roma, Romanian citizens, have left Ireland.
A Romanian consul from Edinburgh went to Ballymen two days ago
On the official Facebook page of the Consulate General of Romania at Edinburgh writes: “The consul that ensures the relationship with Northern Ireland within the General Consulate at Edinburgh went to Ballymen where he had meetings with representatives of the local authorities in MID and East Antrim. In this framework he also discussed with the Interhnic Forum Ballymena organization, and with the Communities of the City, Northern Ireland.
The Romanian consul also participated on June 13, at the meeting of the Local Police with the representatives of the different communities affected by the violent demonstrations of the last days, a discussion attended by representatives of the Romanian community in Northern Ireland ”.
Correspondence from Ballymen – hundreds of Romanian citizens leave Northern Ireland. The ambassador came and said: “We will pay the damage, our role is to take care of our citizens.” Is the Ambassador of the Philippines
