Foreign Minster Adrian Cioroianu scandalized through his behavior both the delegation led by Romania president Traian Basescu and the Swedish King, Carl XVI Gustaf. Sources in the Romanian delegation say that Cioroianu was late for the meeting this morning, entering after the king, against all etiquette norms, and slipping in front of the official stage.

Same sources say that on Tuesday, while meeting Sweden's Prime Minister, Adrian Cioroianu carefully studied his manicure and was completely absent from all discussions. Minister Cioroianu seems to have annoyed the delegation even from the first day when. before going to a classical concert, he delayed the entire group in order to have a smoke before the event.

Adrian Cioroianu was roughly criticized after meeting US Secretary Condoleezza Rice, when his only words were “yes” and “of course”; when he used improper gestures in front of King Juan Carlos of Spain (the unforgattable “Thumbs up, King!”), and when he declared that Romanians in Italy should be deported to the Egyptian desert in case they break the law.