Tragedy marks
\nthe end of the year. The attack in Berlin and the assassination in Ankara have
\nonce again proved that no European country stands alone in the face of
\nterrorism. After a truck ran into the people attending a Christmas street fair
\nin the German capital city on the night of December 19, the presidential
\nadviser Bogdan Aurescu sent condolences, on behalf of Romania’s presidency, to
\nthe mourning families, the German authorities and the German people as a whole,
\nfor the innocent victims of this unimaginable tragedy. <\/p>\n
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In turn, PM Dacian Ciolos
\nsent a condolence letter to the federal Chancellor Angela Merkel, voicing the
\nRomanians’ solidarity with the German people at this difficult time. Romania,
\nreads the letter, firmly condemns any act of terrorism and pleads for
\ncoordinated and determined international efforts to fight them. <\/p>\n
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Attackers may
\nstrike anywhere, including in Romania, although the risk of violence on
\nRomanian territory is lower than in the countries standing at the forefront of
\nthe fight against the Islamic State terror group, analysts say. The foreign
\nsecurity expert Dan Claudiu Degeratu, quoted by the daily Adevarul, emphasises
\nthe advantages that Romania has, compared to other European countries: it
\nreceives fewer refugees and it still has a positive image in the Middle East.
\nMoreover, the Islamic community in Romania is not radicalised. On the other
\nhand, in Germany, which has received more than a million refugees, the
\nsituation is different. <\/p>\n
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Here is Professor Stefan Popescu:<\/p>\n
\n
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The fact that for so long, throughout 2015 and in the first half of 2016,
\nGermany had an open door policy with respect to refugees, does not make it less
\nvulnerable. On the contrary, it is even more exposed… and it was the first time
\nit had been targeted by violence, although it did not deploy combat forces in
\nsub-Saharan Africa or the Middle East and Near East, as is the case with
\nFrance.<\/p>\n
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\n
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The situation in
\nSyria was the pretext of the assassination in cold blood of the Russian
\nAmbassador to Ankara, Andrei Karlov, in a shooting that the Russian Foreign Ministry
\nhas defined as terrorist. The presidential adviser Bogdan Aurescu spoke about
\nan outrageous act, while PM Dacian Ciolos pointed out that such barbaric
\nacts targeting diplomatic representatives have no justification and must be
\ncountered at all costs.<\/p>\n
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\n
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In a letter sent
\nto his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, the Romanian Foreign Minister Lazar
\nComanescu also emphasised the importance of the efforts to fight terrorism and
\nto prosecute the perpetrators. Don’t forget Aleppo. Don’t forget Syria. Unless
\nour towns are secure, you won’t enjoy security, the perpetrator of the attack
\nin Ankara shouted as he opened fire on the Ambassador of Russia, a country
\ndirectly involved in the clashes in that Arab state. <\/p>\n
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