Romanian president plans to condemn Hitler-Stalin pact

Speaking to his country's parliament, Romanian President Traian Basescu has announced his intention to condemn the Hitler-Stalin pact as a crime. The Molotov-Ribbentrop pact had fixed in 1939 the division of territory in central and northern Europe between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, including some regions of Romania. Today this region belongs partly to the Republic of Moldavia and partly to Ukraine. With such a condemnation, Basescu would put in question the current border to Moldavia. Florin Bichir describes Basescu's plan as "historical, because until now no Romanian head of state has had the courage to condemn this historical abomination. ... Hiding behind Basescu's current eagerness there could be a bigger plan: to recover Bessarabia. Until now, no one has done anything concrete for the people in Bessarabia – aside from the former Patriarch Teoctist, who in 1992 activated the Metropolis of Bessarabia, and Patriarch Daniel, who founded three new archbishoprics in the Republic of Moldavia without showing any fear of the Russian colossus. Basescu deserves respect for his courage!"

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