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Romania is ready to offer its experience to both countries in transition to democracy and to those who want to strengthen their institutions, Foreign Affairs Minister Bogdan Aurescu said, on Thursday, at the meeting of the Governing Council of the Community of Democracies, organized in Bucharest.
He underscored the changes that have taken place in 30 years and the challenges that democracies face.
"No nation is immune. There are dangers that we must be prepared to deal with. We, in Europe, witnessed during last spring's European Parliament elections the real challenges to democracy, to which people were prepared to respond and defend it. On the same occasion, in Romania, the society proved its maturity and the fact that it is prepared to defend values such as the rule of law and the independence of justice at the referendum convened by the President of Romania in May," said the Foreign Affairs minister.
Minister Aurescu said that, in 20 years, the Community of Democracies has made considerable progress, stressing that it is time for the initial mandate of this organization to be revised.
"I think it is our part, that of its members, to decide the role we want to keep and the kind of commitment we need and I invite your countries to mark 20 years since the Warsaw Declaration through a realistic review exercise," he said.
The Romanian head of diplomacy announced the organization of the Youth Forum and the ministerial conference in Bucharest, on 25-26 June.
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