Exchange of comments and accusations of “cynicism” between the Romanian and Russian embassies in Chisinau



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The embassies of Romania and the Russian Federation in Chisinau have entered into a controversy, after Russian diplomats were bothered by the statements made by Romanian ambassador Daniel Ioniță in a speech delivered on Friday, October 23, during a ceremony dedicated to celebrate Romanian Army Day.

The Romanian Embassy in the Republic of Moldova organized a series of activities dedicated to the celebration of Romanian Army Day at the Honorary Cemetery of the Romanian Army Heroes in Mana, Orhei district. Ambassador Daniel Ioniţă said, in his speech on this occasion, that “the Romanian soldiers who fell in these lands fought for the reunification of the country, for justice and freedom, for this piece of land between Prut and Dniester, that therefore it belonged to Romania. of the great act of December 1, 1918 and that was torn from the body of the country as a consequence of the hateful Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact ”.

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Russian Embassy: Ion Antonescu, “Nazi Assassin”

The Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Moldova sent a statement on October 25, also published on its Facebook page, in which it is “puzzled” by the statements of the Romanian Embassy about “soldiers who died heroically on July 14, 1941 for the liberation of Bessarabia from Soviet occupation, “noting that it was the regime of General Ion Antonescu.

In a statement, the Russian embassy calls General Ion Antonescu “criminal Nazi “ and accuses him of killing thousands of people, including Moldovans. That is why the Russian Embassy says that through the statements made, Romanian officials show “cynicism”, writes agora.md.

“We are perplexed by the statements of the Romanian Embassy in the Republic of Moldova about” the soldiers of the Antonescu regime who died heroically on July 14, 1941 for the liberation of “Bessarabia” from Soviet occupation. The assurances of Bucharest officials calling for the preservation of the “eternal memory of heroes” sound downright cynical. We want to recall that the followers of the Nazi criminal Antonescu, whose actions were condemned by the courts of Nuremberg and Bucharest and whose memory Romanian diplomats urge “never to be forgotten”, have left a legacy that may be difficult to forget. The descendants of the tens of thousands killed and tortured by Antonescu’s aggressors and his executioner, Alexianu, – Moldovans, Russians, Jews, Gagauzians and Bulgarians – will hardly be able to forget the iniquities of the fascist villains, justified by the “struggle for reunification “. It is shown in the press release issued by the Russian Embassy in Chisinau.

“The assurances of Bucharest officials calling for the preservation of the ‘eternal memory of heroes’ sound, honestly, cynical,” the statement from the Russian Embassy in Chisinau also says.

How the Romanian Embassy in the Republic of Moldova responded

The Romanian Embassy in the Republic of Moldova reacted on Monday to the attacks by the diplomatic mission of the Russian Federation in Chisinau. She says that this attitude does not surprise her, but emphasizes that she does not want to be involved in controversies “launched in a provocative way” during an electoral period (the Republic of Moldova holds presidential elections next Sunday, November 1). The Romanian diplomatic mission also brings accusations of “cynicism”.

“The transformation of the memory of the military who entered service in the wars on the electoral issue is expression of cynicism we don’t want to be a part of. We do not want to be drawn into controversies provocatively launched in public space during this electoral period in the Republic of Moldova. Romania has a European approach both from a scientific point of view in terms of the study, understanding and teaching of history, as well as from the point of view of publicly assuming and condemning the horrors of the past and is appreciated at European and international level by the numerous and specific measures adopted. on the assumption of the past, education and research on the Holocaust and the commemoration of the victims of the Holocaust, including the introduction into Romanian law of the working definition of anti-Semitism, agreed within the framework of the International Alliance for the Remembrance of the Holocaust (IHRA) during the Romanian presidency of this organization. notes the statement from the Romanian Embassy in the Republic of Moldova, quoted by Agora.

Igor Dodon’s socialists defend the Russian embassy and criticize the Romanian ambassador

According to Deschide.md, the Socialist Party of the Republic of Moldova (of President Igor Dodon) also accused the Romanian Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova, Daniel Ioniţă, of “seriously insulting the memory of the victims” and of making a statement ” scandalous and irresponsible. ” They ask the Chisinau Ministry of Foreign Affairs to act.

In his statement, Ambassador Daniel Ioniţă rudely insulted the memory of all the victims of the 1941-1944 occupation regime in Moldova. Such a scandalous and irresponsible statement seriously violates all the principles of diplomacy and must be duly evaluated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Moldova ”, is shown in a statement from the socialists quoted by Deschide.md.

The PSRM considers that the statements about the Romanian heroes are “whims of the Romanian ambassador”, which can only lead to “tensions between our countries and a decrease in the authority of the Romanian state and its diplomats among the citizens of the Republic of Moldova”.

Editor: Luana Pavaluca

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