Romania's Foreign Affairs Ministry: US Capitol violence is "concerning and unacceptable"

The violence at the Capitol Hill in Washington DC is concerning and unacceptable, Romania's Foreign Affairs Ministry (MAE) said in a Twitter message on January 7.

MAE reacted to the unrest that shook the US capital on Wednesday, January 6, after supporters of president Donald Trump stormed the Capitol building as lawmakers gathered to certify president-elect Joe Biden's win in the November 2020 election.

"We trust the #US democracy, which should remain a world model, and express confidence the situation will de-escalate soon in order to allow for the resumption of the certification of the electoral votes," the MAE message went on.

The violence at t/Capitol Hill in Washington DC is concerning and unacceptable. We trust the #US democracy, which should remain a world model, and express confidence the situation will de-escalate soon in order to allow for t/resumption of t/certification of t/electoral votes. — MFA Romania (@MAERomania) January 6, 2021

Deputy prime minister Dan Barna said the events in the US show that "nothing of what democracy means is won for good."

He also said the US events resemble what happened in Romania during the 1990s. In September 1991, miners stormed the assembly room of the Chamber of Deputies, demanding the resignation of the Government of Petre Roman.

"What happens now in the United States shows us that nothing, absolutely nothing of what democracy means is won for good. Things can go downhill at any moment. What happens now in the United States shows us that every day and moment of democracy needs to be continuously defended and guarded through involvement and participation. That fact that we now see in the America of our dreams images similar to our memories of Romania 30 years ago is the most eloquent proof that every generation needs to fight for its piece of freedom and democracy," Barna wrote in a Facebook message.

Ce se întâmplă acum în Statele Unite ne arată că nimic, dar nimic din ceea ce înseamnă democrație nu este definitiv... Posted by Dan Barna on Wednesday, January 6, 2021

He also expressed solidarity with the American people and the conviction that the US will overcome the events.