Loading ...Romanian president Traian Basescu on Thursday (Oct 23) in a speech held in Miercurea Ciuc (central Romania) said that the Hungarian anti-communist Revolution was a signal for the Eastern European peoples that communism can be defeated.
"We might say that the anti-communist revolution in the Eastern European countries started on October 23, 1956 in Hungary and ended in December 1989 in Romania," Basescu said.
He underscored that all peoples in Eastern Europe must respect the courage the Hungarians had in 1956.
"It was the courage of a people who wanted to be free, with whom, at that moment, citizens of the neighboring states showed solidarity as much as they could," Basescu explained.
He underscored that all peoples in Eastern Europe must respect the courage the Hungarians had in 1956.
"It was the courage of a people who wanted to be free, with whom, at that moment, citizens of the neighboring states showed solidarity as much as they could," Basescu explained.
The Romanian President highlighted that, in the 2007 Report condemning the crimes of communism, Report that he took upon himself and presented in Parliament, the events in Romania during the Hungarian revolution and the victims of the then repression are mentioned and respected.
"If we talk about the Revolution in 1956, in Hungary, we talk about the anti-communist revolution," the Romanian head of state said.
"If we talk about the Revolution in 1956, in Hungary, we talk about the anti-communist revolution," the Romanian head of state said.
He underscored that Romanians and Hungarians together lived 45 years in a regime that they did not want, a regime that he declared illegitimate and illegal, in Romania's Parliament, thorough the Report presented in 2007.
"It was an illegitimate and criminal regime that condemned consciences and millions of people. Such moments of history, no matter how dark, bring the two peoples closer through their recent, joint and tragic history," Basescu said.
He also said that if the past brought the two nations closer, the future would also do that.
"It was an illegitimate and criminal regime that condemned consciences and millions of people. Such moments of history, no matter how dark, bring the two peoples closer through their recent, joint and tragic history," Basescu said.
He also said that if the past brought the two nations closer, the future would also do that.
"Romanians and Hungarians, we are projecting our future in an united Europe, in a prosperous Europe. We have to cure with attention, with care, with goodness and wisdom the misfortunes of the past. The most important thing to heal the wounds of the past is to look forward to the future we have together," Traian Basescu said.
He explained that he understood very well the need for freedom of every Romanian citizen, mentioning that he equally considers Romanians' right to freedom, no matter their ethnicity.
"I myself am a man who sometimes affords liberties beyond the limit set by my position," he added smiling.
"I myself am a man who sometimes affords liberties beyond the limit set by my position," he added smiling.
Basescu highlighted that both majorities and minorities have the right to preserve their culture, customs, the spirit of the nation they feel connected with and added he did not see a Romania separated among the minorities living it and one in which all citizens live in respect for each other.
"I believe in a Romania in which, in the name of liberty, each community should be allowed to decide its fate by its own. I want you to understand that those in Caracal (south), Arad (west), Odorheiu Secuiesc (center), Sfantu Gheorghe (center) or Constanta (southeast) equally need liberty and autonomy. We all need the liberty to take decisions at the level of our community. From this viewpoint, I think that a major goal of the next Government is to do what the current Government has not done," the head of state said.
The President assured all those present at the festivity organized on the occasion of the anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution in 1956, mostly Hungarian ethnics, of his respect for what they mean to Romania.
"I want to assure you of my respect for your proud history, and, at the same time, I want to pay homage to the victims of the 1956 Revolution, whether they were from Hungary, from Romania or from other Eastern European country. I thank the Hungarian people for the first event that proved that the communist regime can be defeated, "Basescu added.
"I want to assure you of my respect for your proud history, and, at the same time, I want to pay homage to the victims of the 1956 Revolution, whether they were from Hungary, from Romania or from other Eastern European country. I thank the Hungarian people for the first event that proved that the communist regime can be defeated, "Basescu added.
He offered the Hungarian president Laszlo Solyom, in a symbolic manner, a copy of the Report condemning the communist regime in Romania. Also, President Basescu said he wanted to meet Laszlo Solyom though he was paying an unofficial visit to Romania.
As many as 2,000 people took part in the festivity in Miercurea Ciuc, among which parliamentarians of the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR, at governing) and representatives of the local public authorities.
As many as 2,000 people took part in the festivity in Miercurea Ciuc, among which parliamentarians of the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR, at governing) and representatives of the local public authorities.
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