Published Friday, 19 June 2009
Police informed Patrick Mehan of a threat to fire-bomb his home in the wake of demonstrations against attacks on Romanian families in the city.
Mr Mehan says he will not be forced out by those behind the threats.
"I think it's the actions of a small minority who are just cowards in reality," he said.
"At the end of the day, this threat is no different to what those poor people were put through - except that they haven't carried it out on my house."
"I will not be deterred or forced out of my house."
Meetings
On Friday, PSNI spokeswoman said Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde held a "positive" meeting with Romanian ambassador Dr Jinga.
She said he outlined measures taken to ensure the families are safe, protected and cared for.
"Also discussed were steps taken to prevent attacks happening," she said.
Dr Jinga left the meeting saying he was hugely encouraged by the positive support the people of Belfast have shown.
"We have been impressed by the generosity of the people of Belfast and I extend my thanks," he said.
"We accept that a minority of people have been responsible for creating the situation we now find ourselves in, and that this small section are not representative of the good people of Belfast."
The ambassador said he wanted to return to Belfast in the autumn and expressed a willingness to establish a cultural exchange programme between Northern Ireland and Romania.
Belfast Lord Mayor Naomi Long told him the victims of this week's attacks had been good neighbours who made a valuable contribution to the life of the city.
"We will continue to offer support to those affected by the events of this week and will respect their wishes to either remain in Belfast or to return to Romania to visit their families and reassure them," she said.