Reaction from Cotroceni to the invitation received by Nicușor Dan from Trump to be part of the “Peace Council”: “It was a surprise, without a doubt”
Marius Gabriel Lazurca Photo: Eyepix / ddp USA / Profimedia
The presidential advisor for national security Marius Lazurca stated, on Antena 3, that it seems inappropriate for President Nicusor Dan to respond “in haste” to a very important initiative of President Donald Trump, for Romania to be part of the “Council for Peace”, an initiative that engages our country in the medium term, if not long term, in a specific peace initiative.
Marius Lazurca was asked, Sunday evening, on Antena 3 CNN, why President Nicusor Dan did not publicly respond to President Donald Trump for the invitation sent to Romania to become a member of the “Council for Peace”.
“President Dan did not react like a minority of heads of state, three out of sixty, who publicly thanked for receiving the invitation addressed to them by the President of the United States. At the same time, the Presidential Administration reacted first of all, confirming the receipt of the invitation. Second, President Dan has already mobilized his lordship's team to analyze not only the invitation, which is an almost ceremonial or protocol detail, but the substance of President Trump's initiative, which is the basis of this invitation. We are currently in an inter-institutional analysis group of this initiative, in a direct dialogue not only between us, in the Presidential Administration, but also with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with our missions in Brussels and New York, in order to understand in detail and in substance the initiative of President Trump and to respond accordingly,” said Marius Lazurca, quoted by News.ro.
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“It is inappropriate for the president to respond in haste”
He considers it “inappropriate” for the President of Romania to respond “in haste” to an important initiative of the American President Donald Trump.
“It seems inappropriate to me that the President of Romania, in this case Mr. Nicusor Dan, should respond to a very important initiative of President Trump, an initiative that nevertheless engages Romania in at least the medium term, if not long term, in a specific peace initiative, regarding the conflict in Gaza, but it is possible that the instrument that President Trump wants to create will also be used to solve other conflicts. Therefore, President Dan reacted promptly, but did not respond in haste to an initiative that calls for a lot of reflection on the part of the Romanian institutions”, explained the presidential adviser.
Lazurca stated that he is certain that all European Union states will do this analysis.
“They are sure that all the member states of the European Union are devoting their time to this analysis. We do not want to engage Romania once again, neither politically nor financially, in an initiative that, for the moment, we do not understand until its final consequences”, declared Marius Lazurca.
Asked if this initiative was a surprise, the presidential adviser answered: “It was a surprise, without a doubt.”
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Leaders of several countries received a letter on Saturday inviting them to join a US initiative called a “Peace Council” that would initially aim to end the conflict in Gaza but would be expanded to address conflicts elsewhere, diplomatic sources told Reuters.
They said on Saturday that the leaders of France, Germany, Australia and Canada are among those invited to sit on the Peace Council.
The offices of the Egyptian and Turkish presidents confirmed that they were invited. An EU official said that the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, had been invited to represent the European Union.
Two diplomatic sources said the letter of invitation included a “charter”. “It is a 'Trump United Nations' that ignores the fundamental principles of the UN Charter,” said a diplomat briefed on the contents of the letter, adding that it described the council as “a bold new approach to solving global conflicts.”
Jordan's Foreign Ministry reported Sunday morning that King Abdullah had also received an invitation from Trump to join the so-called “Council for Peace.”
According to the draft charter, Trump would be its first president and decide who would be invited to become a member. Decisions would be made by majority vote, with each member state present having one vote, but all would be subject to the president's approval.
