Iusuf Muurat Mufti met with U.S. Ambassador Mark Gitenstein (Photo gallery)

Visit of the high official began at the Mosque in peninsular zone of Constanta and ended with a meal of Iftar, offered by the Mufti of Muslim Cult in honor of his guest. At the end of the meeting, U.S. ambassador said he was extremely pleased with what he saw, stating his hope for a better collaboration between the two institutions: "We know each other since last year, when the Mufti was present at the Iftar at the end of Ramadan, when we prayed together. I am very excited about how things go here and the time spent with the Mufti."

His Excellency wished to reinforce the idea that the American people and the U.S. government respect the Muslim community in Romania and the Muslim religion also. As for the joint projects that might exist between the two institutions, the ambassador added that has not yet received proposals in this regard, but has a great opening to any collaboration at this level.

Mufti of the Muslim Cult also stated that he is very excited about the visit dignitary made to the institution he leads and also about the collaboration that has with U.S. Embassy, because through its intercession connection with U.S. Muslims can be done: "The fact that His Excellency held, at the beginning of his diplomatic mission, the Iftar dinner, proves that U.S. policy has not been, is not and will never be opponent to Islamic religion and its followers, on the contrary, U.S. policy respects all Islamic values".