The British Embassy celebrated on Thursday, in Bucharest, the National Day at a reception marking Queen Elizabeth II's 67th anniversary and the close friendship between the United Kingdom and Romania, a context in which Ambassador Andrew Noble appreciated the Romanians' attachment to the rights they have gained in democracy and the fact that the institutions were able to withstand "inappropriate pressures and interferences."
He said that the last time he attended a reception for the queen's day in Romania was in 1986.
Andrew Noble pointed out that, a few months ago, a legal specialist in Romania said that all the controversy in justice is not a sign of the weakness of the system, but rather of the strength of the institutions and the people.
He stressed that the earned freedom must be defended, in all its forms, from freedom of expression to the freedom to choose and evolve in a fair and democratic setting.
The event, whose theme was #30YearsOfFreedom, was attended by approximately 900 people, including the Minister for Relations with the Parliament, Viorel Ilie, Deputy Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Carmen-Ileana Mihalcescu and Princess Maria of Romania.