"It is in the press that, using the opportunity of this visit to Moscow, Mr. Geoana would have requested financial and political support from the Russian Federation in the electoral campaign and Mircea Geoana needs to tell us the truth", the leader of the Romanian National Liberal Party (PNL) Crin Antonescu stated on Thursday. Two days ago, HotNews.ro published an exclusive article, quoting political sources, on the fact that Mircea Geoana undertook a private visit to Moscow on April 27, 2009, where he met secretly with one of president Medvedev's councillors.

According to the sources, the meeting was set up by Boris Golovin, a businessman with interests in the Romanian energetic domain, about whom the press reads that he would be an ex-GRU officer. Contacted by HotNews.ro, Golovin denied any connection with the PSD leader. Initially, Viorel Hrebenciuc and Cosmin Gusa declared that they did not know anything about Geoana's visit to Moscow. Several hours later, Cristian Diaconescu, ex-Foreign Affairs minister in Romania, confirmed that Mircea Geoana went on a private visit to Moscow on April 27, but he claimed not to know whom the PSD leader met, what they discussed and how long the visit lasted for.

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The press reads that, taking the opportunity of this meeting, Mr. Geoana would have requested financial and political support from the Russian Federation or from certain circles close to the Russian Federation.The press also reads that discussions could have addressed strategic options for Romania regarding the energetic security policy as well. We don't know at this moment which is the truth, but we believe we have the right to find it out and, bearing in mind that this visit had been initially denied by Mr. Hrebenciuc and by Mr. Cosmin Gusa, only to be later confirmed by Mr. Cristian Diacone