Romania President Slams Ponta’s Attendance at European Games

A man holds a banner depicting Romania's Premier Victor Ponta as North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, during a protest demanding his resignation in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, June 11, 2015. AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda

BUCHAREST, Romania—Romania’s president says he didn’t know the Romanian prime minister would attend the European Games, which most European Union leaders have avoided because of concerns about host Azerbaijan’s human rights record.

Premier Victor Ponta traveled to Baku, the Azerbaijani capital, for the opening of the games Friday hours after he survived a no-confidence vote in Parliament. Russian President Vladimir Putin, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko also attended the opening.

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