Romanian President Traian Basescu on Monday signed the decree releasing Peter Eckstein Kovacs from his duties as presidential adviser, the president’s office said in a press release.

Kovacs resigned on September 1 over the president's support for a gold mining project in Rosia Montana, western Romania.

"I have discussed with President Traian Basescu and informed him of my resignation from the position of presidential adviser, which he accepted. (…) As presidential adviser, I am supposed to support the president's initiatives but in this case I cannot so I have decided the best solution would be for me to resign," Kovacs told Mediafax at the time.

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