ISLAMABAD: Romania celebrated 104 years of the Great Union to mark the unification of Bukovina, Bessarabia, and Transylvania with the Romanian Kingdom in 1918, which is known as the Great Union. Romania celebrates the Great Union Day every year on 01 Dec 2021.
In this connection, Mr. Nicolae Goia, Ambassador of Romania to Pakistan hosted a grand reception at a local hotel in Islamabad.
Special Assistant on Foreign Affairs to the Prime Minister Tariq Fatemi was the chief guest on the occasion. Parliamentarians, politicians, and senior military and civil officers attended the event to represent the government of Pakistan.
Tariq Fatemi congratulated the Romanian government and people on this auspicious occasion of their history. He said that Pakistan has fought a war against extremism and for the peace of the world.
European Union is supposed to acknowledge our sacrifices of thousands of lives and infrastructure in this war. He urged Romania to play its part in convincing the European Union of Pakistani efforts for a peaceful region and the world.
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Ambassador Niclae Goia in his welcome address shed light on the history of the day and the present state of his country in the European Union and the world. He also shared his thoughts about bilateral relations with Pakistan.
The Romanian Ambassador said, “On the 1st of December 2022 we celebrate 104 years since the realization of our Great Union. 104 years back, the century-long ideal of national unity has been achieved, building the foundation of the modern Romanian state.
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The anniversary of the Great Union has given us the opportunity to honor the memory of the sacrifices made for laying the foundation of new Romania which ultimately placed us in the midst of a great European Family.
We, in Romania and in Europe, will always remember that 1.1 million soldiers from the subcontinent had fought courageously and heroically on different battlefields of WWI, and 60,000 of them, mostly from today Pakistani Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, had paid the ultimate price in defending the ideals of peace, freedom, liberty, dignity, democracy and fundamental human rights.
Today we pay tribute and honor them as much as we honor our heroes!”
“Pakistan represents an important partner for Romania in the South Asian region. We acknowledge Pakistan’s efforts in fighting terrorism, militancy, and radical extremism and hope that these endeavors will continue to be an important part of the international war on terror.
We are eager to work hard for taking forward the bilateral agenda, as well as the cooperation within the EU-Pakistan framework and in multilateral formats, especially in the UN,” the ambassador said.
