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Hello Anya

The Parliamentary Assembly in the Council of Europe adopted recommendation promoted by UDMR (the Democrat Union of Hungarians in Romania) deputy    G y f u c k    Frunda, supporting the territorial autonomy of national minorities in states represented in the Council of Europe. Using debate on the concept of nation as veil, the promotion of such autonomy in Recommendation 1735 of the Parliamentary Assembly serves the UDMR initiative to promote new law on national minorities' status. While in front of the Parliamentary Assembly in January 25, Romanian president Traian Basescu was asked about cultural autonomy by Hungarian deputy Zsolt Nemeth. The head of state answered there was no European model on such system to protect minorities and added Romania had a very modern such system, allowing for the use of mother tongues in administration and Justice. In January 26, the Parliamentary Assembly voted for the Hungarian proposal and turned it into recommendation. The US Ambassador in Bucharest has been summoned to the Foreign Ministry office today on the marine shooter Van Goethem trail, says press release from the ministry. Minister Mihai-Razvan Ungureanu has expressed Romanian authorities' deep concern about the verdict. The US Ambassador has also been informed about Romanian authorities' efforts to find means to request US authorities to reanalyze the context leading to decision reached by the military court in Quantico. The Romanian Foreign Ministry will continue to use the Romanian Embassy in Washington and the open dialog with the US Embassy in Bucharest, as well as collaboration with Romanian institutions entitled to it, in order to get explanations on the contents of the decision reached by the US military court and to find solution to have Teo Peter's family start civil lawsuit. If they reach means to have the latter family start juridical action, the Foreign Ministry will provide full assistance. Romanian President Traian Basescu says the US court's decision is unacceptable. He says 22 million Romanians saw what happened to Teo Peter, but they were not considered "true evidence" for US courts. Basescu announces he will tell US authorities about what every Romanian felt. Asked about intention to start action about the decision on VanGoethem, president Basescu answers it has already started. Mediafax cites Basescu: "It seems to me that, apart from a decision not in keeping with what happened in Romania, we can interpret it as disdain and I will not tolerate it."
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/ Paula Nistor