Ciolacu apologizes after the statements regarding Moldova: “It was a joke. I always felt a lot of warmth in Moldova”

Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu explained, regarding the statement he made on Thursday in Timisoara, when he said that “Buzăul is not in Moldova and please do not offend me”, that “there was nothing pejorative” and says he apologizes “if anyone was offended.”

“First of all I am Romanian. I love my country and I believe in God. I am a Moldavian just as I am a Transylvanian, Banatian, Oltean or Bukovinian. My mother was from Tecuci. So far be it from me to offend anyone. I see that a joke I made in Timişoara was interpreted and some are trying to make political speculation about it. It was nothing pejorative. If someone felt offended, I apologize, that’s not what I wanted”, Marcel Ciolacu wrote on Facebook on Friday.

He also said that “the respect for Moldova can be seen in the large infrastructure projects that we have been doing here in recent years, precisely to recover the gaps compared to the other regions of the country”.

“The real offense is when you put forward candidates like a tin thief and a criminal mayor from an organized crime group and expect people to vote for them. PS: I always felt a lot of warmth when I was in Moldova. And I will return every time with the same respect and appreciation”, added Ciolacu.

The Association Movement for the Development of Moldova asked the prime minister to say what personal offense it would be if Buzăul was in Moldova. According to the leadership of the Iasi association, “the basis of the statement is primarily offensive to the entire population of the Moldova region, from which the Prime Minister sees fit to delimit himself in a contemptuous manner.”

Publisher: IC

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