Great Union: Romania recognises Pak efforts to root out terrorism, says ambassador

Envoy commends government for creating opportunities for foreign businesses

ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of Romania Nicolae Goia has said Pakistan is an important partner for Romania in the South Asian region and his country acknowledged Pakistan’s efforts in fighting terrorism, militancy and radical extremism adding that Romania hopes that these endeavours will continue to be an important part of the international war on terror.

Ambassador Goia expressed these views while speaking on the occasion of National Day of Romania.

He further said Romania welcomes positive dynamics of the Pakistani economy, namely the steady and robust economic growth, as well the opportunities created for the foreign companies interested in doing business in Pakistan.

While welcoming the general elections in Pakistan, on July 25, he said Romania was eager to work with the new cabinet of the Prime Minister Imran Khan, for taking forward the bilateral agenda, as well as the cooperation within the EU-Pakistan framework and in multilateral formats, especially in the UN.

“I warmly welcome the spirit of Romania-Pakistan relations, characterised by friendship and collaboration and the new dynamism witnessed in the recent years with a result driven political dialogue reflecting a clear desire of both states for developing a pragmatic relationship in fields of mutual interests.”

Giving a brief account of the event, the ambassador said, on December 1, 2018 they celebrate the centennial of the Great Union. The Great Union refers to the unification of Transylvania, Bessarabia and Bukovina with the Romanian Kingdom, which occurred in 1918.

A century ago, through the strong ambitions and exceptional efforts of the politicians, cultural elites, diplomats, as well as the entire society, the century long ideal of national unity was achieved, building the foundation of the modern Romanian state.

The centennial of the Great Union has given us the opportunity to become aware of lessons from our history, as well as to honour the memory of the sacrifices made for laying the foundation of modern Romania which has ultimately placed us today in the midst of the great European family, he added.

He said that 100 years after the Great Union, Romania reaffirms its attachment to the principles of international law, to the promotion of mutual respect and good understanding, to dialogue and to multiculturalism, values that are the basis of its international profile and external action.

Today, Romania enjoys unprecedented development, security and welfare and our collective duty is to protect and secure them in the medium and long term, as well to prepare for challenges ahead.

For Romania, the anniversary of the centennial is a good reminder and an incentive towards pleading for more unity at the European level and we are fully confident that, as an incoming presidency at the helm of the European Union, we will prove our capacity to build consensus and find efficient and viable solutions for our common European future.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 1^st, 2018.