Romanian president summons gov’t over Russia

Published May 13, 2014 1:13pm ET



BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s president has invited the government for a lesson on foreign policy after the prime minister said he had personally closed national airspace to a senior Russian official.

President Traian Basescu called Prime Minister Victor Ponta and key ministers to a meeting Tuesday to “clarify … queries about foreign policy, security and defense.” As president, Basescu is the nation’s supreme commander and is responsible for foreign policy.

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