Ludovic Orban, the president of the ruling Romanian National Liberal Party (PNL), condemned János Áder for drawing parallels between Trianon and the annexation of the Crimean peninsula. The Hungarian head of state is also fiercely attacked by opposition social democratic politicians.

In Romania, the president of the largest governing party and the opposition party with the largest faction also called it an insult that János Áder drew parallels between the trauma of Trianon and the annexation of Crimea at the summit meeting on Monday, which opened the series of events called the Crimean Platform.

At the conference organized with the participation of representatives of 46 countries and international organizations, including 14 heads of state and government, the President of the Hungarian Republic pointed out:

the memories of both the great power aggression and the trauma of Trianon are deeply burned into the minds of the Hungarians, so they know exactly why the annexation of Crimea is such a sensitive wound for the people of Ukraine.

János Áder emphasized that Hungary firmly stands for the sovereignty of Ukraine and the country's territorial integrity due to "relative pain" and due to its commitment to international law.

Marcel Ciolacu , the president of the opposition Social Democratic Party (PSD), in a Facebook post on Tuesday, criticized the fact that Romania's leaders did not respond even after 24 hours.

their country is "humiliated" at the highest level.

According to the president of the PSD, it is unacceptable that the Hungarian head of state compares the annexation of Transylvania - "decided by the unanimous will of the Romanian people and sanctioned by international peace treaties" - to Romania with the violent annexation of Crimea, criticized by everyone and not recognized by any democratic state.

The opposition leader added that he did not expect anything from Prime Minister Florin Citu, who represented Romania at the Kyiv conference, but from President Klaus Iohannis, who a year ago mocked the Hungarian greeting "Good day, PSD" and accused the PSD of "selling Transylvania for the Hungarians", according to Ciolacu

he amounts to treason if he does not reject the "insult" of the Hungarian head of state.

On Tuesday evening, the president of the National Liberal Party (PNL), the largest party in the center-right coalition government in Bucharest, also believed that János Áder's "belligerent" speech has nothing to do with historical reality and that Romania does not need such an "insult" under "normal circumstances" without a response. leave it. Ludovic Orban's position, with which he also indicated that he does not necessarily agree with the official government decisions, is related to the fact that within the PNL a sharp contrast has developed between him and Prime Minister Florin Citu, who is also applying for the party presidency.

On Tuesday, the journalists also made the Romanian Prime Minister react to the words of János Áder.

"We talk about these issues (only) here in Bucharest," said Florin Citu. He added that he was surprised by PSD's attack and that many people are concerned about this topic, even though in Ukraine, among other things, he spoke out for the rights to education in the Romanian minority's native language, and the summit itself took place within a limited framework - the Agerpres news agency reported on the reaction of the Romanian Prime Minister.

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Photo: President of the Republic János Áder delivers a speech at the summit meeting opening the series of events called the Crimean Platform in Kiev, at the Parkovy conference center on August 23, 2021. Photo: UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE / AFP