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Romanian ambassador shuns Hungarian foreign ministry summons over WW1 cemetery events
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Romania’s ambassador to Hungary has been summoned to the foreign ministry to account for Thursday’s events at a Hungarian WW1 memorial cemetery in Valea Uzului (Uzvolgye) but refused to comply, citing conflicting orders, a ministry official said in Budapest on Friday.
At the cemetery, the local council has erected a memorial site for Romanian soldiers fallen in the second world war. Ahead of the site’s inauguration late on Thursday, the visitors of that event clashed with Szekler demonstrators and eventually forced their way into the cemetery.
State Secretary Levente Magyar called the events an “anti-Hungarian provocation”. The ministry has issued a diplomatic note of protest and summoned the ambassador. Refusing to answer the summons was “below all courtesy and friendship”, Magyar said.
“Romania has refused an opportunity for dialogue.”
Hungary still has a vested interest in a correct and good relationship with Romania to ensure the peaceful coexistence of Hungarians and Romanians, Magyar said.
The latest events raise questions about Romania’s good faith in upholding those ties, he said. Romanian authorities stood idly by as “the graves were defiled”, and watched as Romanian attackers beat peaceful Hungarian protesters, he said.
Hungary expects Romania to thoroughly review this “shameful incident”, he said.
The Romanian foreign ministry, in a statement sent to MTI, blamed Hungarian officials for “creating tension” and insisted that the Romanian side had tried to calm down the parties and urged a “balanced solution acceptable for both communities”.
Another example to the world showing how Romania will never advance into civilization. I posted this article in North America so Romanians can be proud of their actions.
In this cemetry are the remains of German soldiers, nazis and Hungarian collaborators. Give me one good reason why the Romanians would NOT protest on the 75th anniversary of D-Day? Well Done, Romanians!
Joan, read some history before shooting your mouth off. Many Hungarians were not Nazis nor sided with Nazis. If you read a bit of history you understand why Hungarians were faced with little choice in siding with the Germans. Also you will find that Romanians were also on Germany’s side and supplied Germany with oil.
That most of the reason Hungary was pushed into the war was because Romania being gifted Transylvania. Your blatant stupidity makes me wonder if the sacrifices made by Canadians to rescue the Dutch from the Nazis was worth it after having Nazi collaborators like you.