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Romanian President Traian Basescu thanked members of the Academy of Romanian Scientists (AOSR) for their initiative to make him honorary member, but he said he could not accept the title, reads a release on Friday issued by the Presidential Administration.

„As regards the proposal of the Academy of Romanian Scientists Traian Basescu to be made honorary member, the Presidential Administration specified that the initiative did not get the approval neither of the President nor of the presidential institution,” the release said.

According to the document, the head of state considered it was his duty to promulgate laws and designate headquarters, which is why he could not accept the title of honorary member of AOSR.
„President Traian Basescu considers that promulgation of laws and designation of headquarters are among his job’s responsibilities, that must not be rewarded with academic titles.

The President thanked the AOSR members for their initiative, but because of the aforementioned reasons he could not accept the title of honorary member of AOSR,” it was mentioned in the press release.
The proposal that President Basescu to be offered the title of honorary member was made on Thursday, March 11, at the general meeting of members of Academy of Romanian Scientists.

The Academy of Romanian Scientists (AOSR) is the continuer and sole successor of the Romanian Academy of Sciences (1936-1948) and of the Association of Romanian Scientists founded in 1956.
Among the honorary members of the Academy are Nobel Prize laureates Louis de Broglie (French physicist), Werner-Karl Heisenberg (German physicist), Jean Perrin (French physicist) and Paul Sabatier (French chemist).

Romanian cell biologist George Emil Palade, a Nobel laureate for medicine, was in his turn an AOSR honorary member.
The proposal that President Basescu should become an honorary member of the institution was made on Thursday, in the general assembly of the Academy members, in recognition for his support to the institution, AOSR officials told.

According to the cited sources, the proposal was made by AOSR president, retired General Prof. Vasile Candea, and was previously discussed in the institution’s Scientific Council and the Scientists General Assembly.

Among the local political, cultural or medical personalities who became AOSR honorary members are former President of Romania Ion Iliescu, writer Dinu Sararu, MD PhD, Prof. Irinel Popescu, deputy Valeriu Tabara, Academicians Constantin Balaceanu Stolnici and Radu Voinea, rector of the Polytechnic University, Prof. Ecaterina Andronescu, but also His Beatitude, Archbishop Teodosie.
The same sources told that former President Emil Constantinescu will soon become an AOSR honorary member too.

AOSR members are currently classified in 13 sections: Mathematical sciences; Physical sciences; Chemical sciences; Biological sciences; Geonomy; Technical sciences; Agriculture, forestry and veterinary sciences; Medical sciences; Economic legal and sociological sciences; Philosophy, psychology, theology and journalism; Historical and archaeological sciences; Information technology and science; Military sciences.