We are looking for allies so that we can avoid a war fought with weapons, and in the ideological warfare that wants to overturn the order of creation, we can preserve the family as a family, the man as a man, the woman as a woman, and the nation to remain the natural living space of our coexistence - said Katalin Novák in Gyulafehérvár on Saturday .
In his speech after the ceremonial unveiling of the statue of Gábor Bethlen, the President of the Republic emphasized the need to negotiate, try to reach an agreement, find allies, and open doors so that Hungarians have a better and more beautiful life. So that in the meantime those who are willing to cooperate with us and form alliances will also do well. This is the future of Central Europe, said Katalin Novák.
He emphasized:
the umbilical cord between the motherland and the separated Hungarians will never be cut and we will never let it be cut. Not only the golden age of Gábor Bethlen and Erdély will not let us down, we will not let each other down either, added Katalin Novák.
The President of the Republic said: they are there today because Gábor Bethlen won't let go and we won't let him go either, the man who made a lasting impression on the land of Transylvania when others destroyed, fought wars and took what belonged to others.
Four hundred years have passed since then, but we are still impressed and obliged by the reformed prince to build: buildings from bricks and mortar, and mental and spiritual bulwarks from faith and words, emphasized Katalin Novák. He added: these two together, matter and spirit, body and soul, this is the church.
He recalled that on Friday, ten churches in South Transylvania celebrated a joyous celebration, they were happy that we could look back on a decade that, with the cooperation of the motherland and the Hungarian communities living there, Reformed, Catholics, and Evangelicals, brought about an era of construction not seen in a long time.
As he said, the remaining of the Transylvanian Hungarian communities in their homeland, the growth of our Hungarian communities that have taken root outside our borders, is a common value and interest that never speaks against others.
Katalin Novák emphasized: Bethlen obliges us to build with faith, from faith, for the preservation of our faith. When the Turks were on one side, the Austrians and the Germans on the other, and there was even a threat of civil strife, it was possible to build on faith, this faith is "still faith".
The faith of the people of Transylvania is also "still faith", the Transylvanian Hungarians are not only Hungarians, but "still Hungarians", who know from the bottom of their hearts that they can really help the growth of their motherland and homeland if they preserve our mother tongue, pass on the customs and costumes inherited from our ancestors, pride. They can also play a role in the enrichment of Hungarians and Romania if they protect their identity, the President of the Republic declared.
Katalin Novák emphasized: Bethlen will not let go and we won't let go because we love the Hungarian in him, who was not qualified to govern and lead his people by his wealth, great power supremacy, or historical privileges, but by the wisdom received from above and the inflexibility, that he negotiates with everyone for the preservation of Transylvania, opposes if necessary, compromises if necessary, but this always served the preservation, safety and rise of his own. This is Bethlen politics, in the noble sense of the word, serving the common good, the good of Hungarians.
Further development: Katalin Novák was also provoked by a Romanian senator.
Călin Matieş, a politician from the Romanian Social Democratic Party (PSD), dressed in traditional costumes, first presented Katalin Novák with a flower and a Romanian-colored cockade, and then told her:
Transylvania was and always will be Romanian land - the Transylvanian news portal Főtér reported about it.
Matieș didn't even listen to what the Hungarian head of state said about his hope that the two peoples can live in peace in Transylvania, he took out a picture of Avram Iancu and placed it in front of the statue of Gábor Bethlen.
He blamed the mayor of Gyulafehérvár, who was present, that 150 years after the death of Avram Iancu, a statue should be erected to the hero of the Romanian nation.
Source: Magyar Hírlap, Magyar Nemzet
Featured image: MTI
