The Russian Embassy in the Republic of Moldova declares itself “perplexed” by the declarations of the Romanian Embassy in the Republic of Moldova about what the Russian diplomatic representation calls “soldiers of the Antonescu regime who died heroically on July 14, 1941 for liberating Bessarabia from Soviet occupation “and accuses Romanian officials of” cynicism “because they demand” the preservation of the eternal memory of the heroes, “writes open.md. The Romanian Embassy in the Republic of Moldova reacted on Monday, saying that the transformation of the memory of the soldiers who took office in wars on the electoral issue is an expression of cynicism that the diplomatic representation does not want to be part of.
According to deschide.md, representatives of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Moldova issued a statement on Sunday in which they declared themselves “perplexed” by the statements of the Romanian Embassy in the Republic of Moldova about what the Russian representation calls “soldiers of the Antonescu regime who died heroically on July 14, 1941 for the liberation of Bessarabia from Soviet occupation.” The embassy accuses Romanian officials of “cynicism” because they demand the preservation of the “eternal memory of the heroes “.
On Monday, the Socialist Party of the Republic of Moldova (PSRM) accused the Romanian ambassador to the Republic of Moldova, Daniel Ioniță, of “gravely insulting the memory of all the victims of the 1941-1944 occupation regime on the territory of Moldova. “, making a series of statements about” the heroes who fell in love with the liberation of Bessarabia from the Soviet occupation. “Socialists consider it” definitely unacceptable and immoral “to be called” heroes. “
Romanian Embassy: “We do not want to be drawn into provocative controversies”
The Romanian Embassy in the Republic of Moldova is not surprised by the reaction of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Moldova and states that the transformation of the memory of soldiers killed in wars on electoral matters is an expression of cynicism in which the embassy does not want to participate.
“We do not want to be drawn into controversies provocatively launched in the public space during this electoral period in the Republic of Moldova. Romania has a European approach both scientifically in terms of study, understanding and teaching of history, as in terms of public assumption and condemnation of the horrors of the past and is appreciated at European and international level for the numerous and concrete measures taken in assuming the past, education and research on the Holocaust and the commemoration of the victims of the Holocaust, including the introduction into law Romanian definition of antisemitism, agreed within the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) during the Romanian presidency of this organization ”, is mentioned in a press release from the embassy, according to open.md.
