Senate's Tariceanu: We have historic duty toward the Republic of Moldova,Romania will fulfill this duty

President of the Senate Calin Popescu-Tariceanu stated on Thursday in Focsani that Romania has a historic duty toward the Republic of Moldova and our country, as a member of the European Union, will endorse Moldova on its pro-European path.

Tariceanu attended on Thursday in Focsani a joint solemn meeting of the National Union of Romania's County Councils with the Union of Rayon Councils of the Republic of Moldova, organised on the occasion of celebrating 160 years since the Romanian Principalities Union.

"We have an historic duty towards Moldova! Romania, as a member country of the European Union, will fulfill this duty. You know very well that we are the country that militates most strongly for allowing Moldova to continue its European journey. Even these days, the meetings that I carried out in Bucharest within the events dedicated to the rotating Presidency allowed me to talk about this topic, the development of Moldova and its path, its Western journey, with Western partners of France, the UK, showing that, without any doubt, Moldova needs to be supported and I am convinced that during our Presidency we will be able to take more useful, more fruitful steps and efforts to help Moldova to continue this road," Calin Popescu-Tariceanu said.

The Senate President voiced his wish for a full union with the Republic of Moldova , "in the same historic borders in which the Romanian people developed and lived."

"We are the same people, we have the same language, the same history, the same customs, traditions, we have extremely more in common. (...) I wished for us to have a union that is implicit (...), to have a full union, a political union, an administrative union, that would allow us to be, just like we were once, inside the same historic borders in which the Romanian people developed and lived. I believe that this desideratum is also shared by many of you, is also shared by an extremely large percentage of Romania's population and I suppose that of the Republic of Moldova, too. These solid sentiments, blood ties cannot be destroyed by anybody. Not even the adverse consequences of the Second World War were not able to destroy these ties, which are so solid and which we must continue working for, in order to maintain them," Tariceanu added.

Calin Popescu-Tariceanu made a parallel between the politicians who accomplished the Romanian Principalities Union of 1859 and those of today, calling for a behavior by today's politicians to "attract the admiration of our European partners and not criticism."

"160 years ago they had [politicians] the courage to take the destiny in their own hands, despite the immediate opposition, but this courage was welcomed and rewarded. This is how the basis of the modern Romanian state were laid. Perhaps for us, the presidents of the county councils, not all under the same political color, maybe, for us, too, it would be a moment of blissful inspiration to think about what our forefathers have done and try, today, in our time, [to have] the same behavior, maybe, especially because Romania is currently holding the Presidency at the EU Council and it would be better for Romania to present itself the best way possible, so that we attract the admiration of our European partners and not criticism," Tariceanu underscored.

The Chairman of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE) wished the Moldovans success in their next internal elections, expressing his hope that they will continue their journey toward West.

"It's a moment, I would say, a crucial [moment], in which Moldova must unequivocally prove where it wants to go. I know that there are tendencies not always expressing a certain coherence in respect to the direction towards West. There are other trends in Moldova, but (...) we must try, you and us, to contribute with what we can in order to convince people that this is the best path for Moldova's future, the road toward Europe," Tariceanu stated. AGERPRES (RO - author: Dana Lepadatu, editor: Florin Marin; EN - editor: Rodica State)

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