ForMin Comanescu on Bodnariu case: Possibly improvable areas in Norwegian child welfare law

Foreign Minister Lazar Comanescu said on Tuesday that although there may be "improvable areas" in the Norwegian child welfare law, in the Bodnariu case the current regulations must be taken into account; Comanescu also advised discretion, given the "sensitivity" of the case. 

"The Romanian and the Norwegian Foreign Ministries are working together and having a constant dialogue. We have all the guarantees from our Norwegian interlocutors that the relevant regulations are being duly observed. Of course, we can discuss on this - and our Norwegian partners agree - that there may be improvable areas in the Norwegian relevant regulations, but this is a process that requires time and we must take into account the current regulations," Comanescu told the national public broadcaster TVR. 

He said that the best interest of the Bodnariu children has been taken into consideration in all the efforts made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 

"It's a somewhat sensitive subject and from experience - not just ours, but also that of other countries that have faced or are facing similar situations - we know that (...) a certain (...) discretion (...) is required. Let things unfold unaffected by possible statements or positions which could lead to different interpretations, as it happened in the case of other countries," added the Romanian chief diplomat. AGERPRES