The European Civic Movement took the decision to constitute the Convention of Romanians in the Republic of Moldova. Ex-Deputy Prime Minister Valentin Dolganiuc, who voted for the Declaration of Independence, said the initiative comes in the context of the feeling of responsibility before history and the forerunners who sacrificed their lives for the Romanian national ideal. The European Civic Movement, supported by MPs who voted for the Declaration of Independence, together with a large number of personalities with substantial contributions to the national renaissance processes, realizing the drama of the Romanians in the Republic of Moldova, constitute the Convention of Romanians in the Republic of Moldova,” Valentin Dolganiuc stated in a news conference at IPN.
The Convention of Romanians in the Republic of Moldova set ten pragmatic principles. Among these are the recognition of the Romanian character of the state Republic of Moldova and integration of the Republic of Moldova in the Romanian and European space, while the representatives of the ethnic groups on the territory of the Republic of Moldova should have their democratic rights and freedoms guaranteed in accordance with the European models and standards. “The Moldovan authorities, in cooperation with the authorities of Romania, will work out and implement a national program for cultivating the national Romanian identity for counteracting the imperial propaganda, Romania-phobia and Euro-phobia, while the model of the rule of law applied in the EU member states should become a priority of the government program” runs the manifesto.
Ex-Deputy Prime Minister Ion Negrei said that on March 27, it is 103 years of the signing of the Declaration on the Union of Bessarabia with Romania in 1918. This is a document that determined the national, democratic and European development of the Republic of Moldova. “The return to this event and the launch of the Convention of Romanians in the Republic of Moldova is a symbol for subscribing to what happened in Bessarabia 103 years ago. In the Republic of Moldova, in the area between the Prut and the Nistru, there is a population of Romanian identity and this land is Romanian. The culture, history, traditions are all common for the whole Romania nation. Our future and the future of the population from this area are near Romania and in the family of European people,” stated Ion Negrei.
Former minister Gheorghe Şalaru noted that after 30 years of independence, the elites, political players in the country continue to act based on narrow, party interests and to the detriment of the interest of the citizens. There are many problems that remain outside the country’s political agenda. “We are experiencing a profound health, economic, political crisis when persons who pose as candidates for the heights public posts mimic or do not want to assume responsibility for exercising the sovereignty of the state, as they should in accordance with their oaths,” stated Gheorghe Şalaru.
Former MP Anatol Ţăranu, who voted for the Declaration of Independence, said the major goal of the Convention of Romanians in the Republic of Moldova is to unite the Romanian entities in the Republic of Moldova and all the measures will be taken for achieving this objective by using all the methods available to civil society. The second great objective is to create a platform for the cohesion of all the Romanian forces in the Republic of Moldova. The Convention of Romanians in the Republic of Moldova intends to support the anticorruption line in the policy pursued by President Maia Sandu. ”In the nearest future, the Convention of Romanians in the Republic of Moldova intends to initiate a platform of consultations with all the political and civil Romanian forces so as to identify the best formula for compiling a national electoral list and for working out the necessary strategies and tactics for this national list to become a reality of the future Parliament,” stated the ex-MP.
