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President Klaus Iohannis said that he discussed on the sidelines of the informal European Council meeting in Malta this Friday with almost all European leaders who were in unison to voice "concern" at the situation in Romania.
"In the breaks of the event I had multiple talks with almost all European leaders. People wanted to learn from me what happens in Romania, how the situation develops and I couldn't go through it all over again because it would take too long, but it is important to know that they are all vividly interested, they all are concerned and hoping for Romania to do everything possible to firmly stay the course of rule of law," the head of the state said after the first session of the European Council in Malta.
He emphasized that all the European leaders with whom he discussed appreciated the fact that the Romanians have a "powerful voice." "They were left positively impressed when I told them that hundreds of thousands of Romanians rallied in the streets to defend the rule of law in Romania. Everyone, I repeat this, everyone would deeply regret if Romania took steps back from the rule of law status," the President said.
President Iohannis, attending on Friday the European summit in La Valletta, discussed on the sidelines of the event with several European leaders, German Chancellor Angela Merkel included.
