MOLDOVA – Romania reiterates its firm and wide support for
\nthe processes of reformand European integration in the Republic of Moldova,
\nRomania’s president Klaus Iohannis said during his visit to Chi\u015fin\u0103u on Friday. The Romanian official pointed out
\nRomania and Moldova are bound by a solid relationship: a communion of language,
\nculture and history. The president said the people of Moldova have expressed
\ntheir firm option in the latest election for the pro-reform trajectory and
\nirreversible European accession of their country, offering a worthy example to
\nfollow by other states in the region. The president gave assurances Romania
\nwill remain Moldova’s trusted partner in the future as well. President Klaus
\nIohannis and his Ukrainian and Polish counterparts, Volodymyr Zelensky and
\nAndrzej Duda, attended festivities held in Chi\u015fin\u0103u marking 30 years since
\nthe Republic of Moldova proclaimed its independence. Moldova’s president, Maia
\nSandu, said her country wants to become a vector of stability in an area
\nconstantly facing complex challenges. In turn, Polish president Andrzej Duda
\nexpressed support for Moldova’s European integration ambitions, while his
\nUkrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, underscored that his country is also
\ncelebrating 30 years of independence in very delicate security context. Created on a part of Romania’s eastern territories,
\nannexed by the Soviet Union through an ultimatum in 1940, the Republic of
\nMoldova won its independence after the abortive coup in Moscow against the then
\nSoviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev. Adopted on August 27, 1991 by Parliament in
\nChisinau, the declaration of independence was recognized by Romania on the same
\nday. The Republic of Moldova got international recognition on March 2, 1992
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ATTACKS – Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu has
\nfirmly condemned the terror attacks in Kabul on Thursday, which made numerous
\nvictims. In a Twitter message, Aurescu has conveyed condolences to the families
\nof the victims. He mentioned that the institutional crisis cell is keeping in
\ntouch with the 9 Romanian citizens in Afghanistan, who were not wounded in the
\nattacks. In another development, US president Joe Biden has pledged to hunt
\ndown all responsible for the attacks claimed by ISIS, which killed and wounded
\nmany people, including 13 US troops. The White House leader says the
\nevacuations will carry on whereas France, Canada, Poland, the Netherlands and
\nNorway have announced the cessation of their evacuation efforts. Over 100
\nthousand people have been evacuated from Afghanistan since the Taliban
\ntakeover. The US and its allies have warned that more terror attacks are likely
\nin the Afghan capital as the deadline for military withdrawal from Afghanistan
\ndraws near.<\/p>\n
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MEDALS – On Friday Romania obtained its first two medals
\nin Tokyo Paralympics. Romanian cyclist Eduard Novak, who is also Romania’s
\nincumbent Minister of Youth and Sports, won silver in the 4,000-meter
\nindividual pursuit. Novak has thus won Romania’s first medal in the present
\nedition of the Paralympic Games and his fourth. Eduard Novak, 44, obtained gold
\nand silver medals at the 2012 edition of these games held in London and silver
\nin Beijing in 2008. Another Romanian, judoka Alex Bologa, won bronze in the 60-kg
\ncategory of the aforementioned competition. Romania is being represented by 7
\nathletes at the present edition of the Tokyo Paralympics who participate in
\njudo, athletics, table tennis, cycling and archery.<\/p>\n
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FOOTBALL – Romania’s football champions CFR Cluj have been
\ndrawn in Group D in Conference League alongside AZ Alkmaar of the Netherlands,
\nFK Jablonec of the Czech Republic and Randers FC of Denmark, following Friday’s
\ndraw hosted by Istanbul. The winners of each group will qualify to the round of
\n16. Teams in second place in each group will play matches against teams in
\nthird position in Europa League groups for a place in the round of 16. The
\nfinal will take place on May 25, 2022 on National Arena Stadium in Tirana. On
\nThursday, CFR lost 1-2 on home turf to Red Star Belgrade of Serbia after losing
\nthe first leg as well 4-0. (DB &VP)<\/p>\n
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