On 31 May , Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrei Marga recommended freezing diplomatic relations with Syria and expulsion of the Syrian ambassador in Bucharest as a reaction to the " intolerable events " at Houla . However , President Băsescu refrained from acting on the recommendation , and instead approved the ratification of two extradition treaties with the Syrian government which he deemed necessary for bringing convicted businessman Omar Hayssam to Romania . Both Marga and Băsescu noted that breaking off diplomatic relations entails risks for Romanian citizens in Syria , who formed the largest European community in the country
intolerable events
Houla massacre
International reactions to the Syrian Civil War