Mitilineu was appointed the
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania on 30 March 1926, when
Alexandru Averescu took the office of
Prime Minister of Romania. Mitilineu was a part of Romanian diplomatic advance in efforts to reestablish good relations with European states and sign military cooperation agreements with neighbors. Prime Minister Averescu had already met with the Italian leader
Benito Mussolini in 1924 and was interested in close cooperation with
Italy. During Mitilineu's term in office, Romanian-Italian relations significantly improved and in September 1926, friendship treaty between two states was signed. Mitilineu also developed good relations
Czechoslovakia and
Yugoslavia through the
Little Entente alliance against potential irredentist threats from
Hungary. He is considered one of the most successful foreign ministers of Romania. In domestic politics, he also tried to unify the
Peasant's Party to create an anti-Liberal bloc in Romania. Mitilineu died on 11 June 1946, aged 77. ==See also==