Minister of External Affairs, Mihai Razvan Ungureanu, presented the members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the European Council the main targets of the Romanian presidency of the organizationâs Ministersâ Committee.
The Parliament members were reassured about Romaniaâs engagement regarding the situation in the western Balcans, the Black Sea region and the release of the Romanians held at Tiraspol, Tudor Petrov Popa and Andrei Ivantoc. At the request of the journalists, Ungureanu commented the situation of the two Romanian citizens held in Tiraspol. "By not enforcing the decision of the European Court of Human Rights which demands the release of the two, the European system for the protection of human rights is impugned", the mister stated and he added that Romania, as the President of the European Council Ministers Committee, will put pressure on the authorities to free the Romanians.
The recent debate regarding the crimes of the totalitarian communist regimes was also an important issue of the discussions. On Wednesday night, the Parliament members adopted the resolution regarding the conviction of these crimes, but not the concrete elements (like the modification of the schoolbooks, the initiation of the War Crimes Museums). Mihai Razvan Ungureanu announced that Romania is ready to host an international debate on this hot issue in the European Union.
GOALS FOR THE DIASPORA. In a press conference after the speech, for the Romanian media, the Minister referred to a series of changes which he believes will lead to the revival of all the Romaniansâ dignity: "No more experiments. The department for the Romanians all over the world cannot be impugned anymore", Ungureanu said, He stated that the money wasting and the lack of involvement in politics will seize. In Sofia, as well as in cities in Spain and Italy, the Romanian diplomats will take o
