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Bucharest, Jan 24 /Agerpres/ - Romanian President Traian Basescu said on Friday, on the occasion of the celebration of 150 years since the Unification of the Romanian Principalities, that the Unification in 1859 had been a first victory in the battle to establish the national state. "The election of Alexandru Ioan Cuza as ruler of both Wallachia and Moldavia on January 24, 1859, has been remembered by history as symbol of the principalities' unification. Cuza's double election was the result of the people's capacity to politically answer the foreign pressure and go beyond internal division and personal interests," Basescu said at the Patriarchal Palace's Hall. Basescu mentioned in his speech the personality of the Metropolitan Bishop Nifon, and of other church leaders who supported the unification. "This proved the Romanian Orthodox Church's solidarity with the people's desires, alongside its participation in the modernisation of the Romanian society. The Unification of the Romanian principalities has greatly impacted Romania's destiny also thanks to its European dimension," the President said. The most important lesson for today's generation is the courage and determination of believing in a project that has built the modern nation and has given the national history a meaning. "The 1859 Unification, completed by the Great Unification of 1918, is a victory of the national spirit, a model of vision for the construction of a modern Romania. It reminds us our responsibility to act to the nation's best interest, to voice and accomplish Romanians' aspirations," the President said. Basescu attended a Te Deum on Friday, held by Romanian Orthodox patriarch Daniel, followed by an anniversary moment in honour of the Unification. Attending the event, were also PM Emil Boc, Chamber of Deputies Speaker Roberta Anastase, ministers and members of the Romanian Academy. Later, Basescu laid wreath at the statue of ruler Alexandru Ioan Cuza. The President received from Patriarch Daniel a jubilee medal and a book dubbed 'The Romanian Orthodox Church and the Unification of the Principalities,' published by Muntenia's Metropolitan Bishopric, on the occasion of the celebration of 150 years since the Unification of Moldavia and Wallachia. More ceremonies for the 150th anniversary of the Unification of the Romanian Principalities will be organized on Saturday in Bucharest, Cluj, Iasi, Focsani and many other cities. [Sursa:
Agenţia Naţională de Presă
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