
During the visit of the President of Austria, Alexander Van der Bellen to Moldova, a small incident occurred.
The Austrian president was bitten on the hand by the dog of his Moldovan counterpart, Maya Sandu.
The two leaders were taking a walk in the garden of the presidential residence in Chisinau when the Austrian president tried to pet the Moldovan president's dog, which was being held by a security guard.
Kondruch, which is the name of the Moldovan president's dog, reacted and bit Va nder Bellen's hand, Reuters reports.
Moldovan President Maya Sandu apologized to her Austrian counterpart for the unfortunate incident, given that the dog was frightened by the presence of foreigners.
At a later meeting with the speaker of the parliament, Alexander Van der Bellen appeared with a bandage on his injured hand.
The dog of the President of the Republic of Moldova Maia Sandu bit the hand of the Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen, who arrived in Chisinau today for a visit. pic.twitter.com/kxkMMs12jT
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