The Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova (PSRM) condemns the statement made by the Ambassador of Romania in Chisinau Daniel Ioniță at the Cemetery of Romanian Heroes in Mana village of Orhei district, IPN reports.
“Those who, on June 22, 1941, together with the armies of Hitler and Antonescu, invaded the territory of the Soviet Union, who took part in multiple crimes committed on Moldova’s territory, who are to blame for the death of hundreds of thousands of compatriots of all nationalities whose deeds were condemned by the Nuremberg Tribunal, cannot be named heroes who died in the battles for the liberation of Bessarabia from the Soviet occupation,” the PSRM says in a press release.
According to the Socialists, by his statement, Ambassador Daniel Ioniță grossly insulted the memory of all the victims of the occupation regime of 1941-1944 on Moldova’s territory and such a statement, which they call scandalous and irresponsible, seriously flouts all the principles of diplomacy and should be assessed appropriately by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Moldova.
The PSRM noted that it constantly supported the relations of friendship with the neighboring country Romania, but such caprices of the ambassador of Romania can lead only to tensions between the two states and to the diminution of the authority of the Romanian state and its diplomats in the Republic of Moldova.
“The Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova considers it is absolutely unacceptable to attempt to rewrite the history of World War II, diminishing the heroism of the Soviet soldier who scored a victory.” The party says the Victory Day should be further celebrated on May 9 as the Day of Moldova’s Liberation from the Fascist occupation as a national commemoration day.
On October 23, the Embassy of Romania in Moldova celebrated the Romanian Army Day at the Cemetery of Honor of Romania Army Heroes in Mana, Orhei. In the event, Ambassador to Moldova Daniel Ioniță stated that “the Romanian soldiers who died on this land fought for the reintegration of the country, for justice and freedom, for this piece of land between the Prut and the Nistru, which belonged to Romania following the great event of December 1, 1918 and was separated from the country’s body as a result of the odious Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact”.
