Detailed Instructions: In this task, you are given a sentence in the Romanian language. Your job is to translate the Romanian sentence into the English language.
Q: Avocatul său, un văr, Basil Russin, nu a participat la ședință și nu a răspuns la mesajele telefonice.
A:
His lawyer, a cousin, Basil Russin, did not attend the hearing and did not return phone messages.