The CNCD (National Council against Discrimination) is going to open a case against the President of Romania Traian Basescu, who has recently commented: "Here am I meeting a good Armenian at last !"
When getting out of the Military Hospital, Bucharest, the President made this comment, dividing the Armenians in Romania in good and bad. He actually wanted to thank surgeon Mircea Ghemigian by uttering the words mentioned above and then he corrected himself by "I mean a competent Armenian".
The President had already got a warning from the CNCD, because in the very day of the referendum on his suspension he had called journalist Andreea Pana a "filthy gypsy".
This comment in May 19 was made in private, but the one committed last Sunday was public. Presidency spokesman claims "This observation is to be taken as one meant to highlight Mr. Ghemigian's professionalism".
As for deputy Varujan Pambuccian, a representative of Armenian-origin Romanians in the Parliament, he thinks "the President's words aren't even worth commenting on. What is going on is ridiculous". Deputy Aurel Vainer, a leader of the Federation of Jewish Community in Romania, comments in his turn: "Such gross categorization has never done any good". (...)
Marian Ghiteanu
Ziua Marti 11 Septembrie 2007 http://www.ziua.net/english
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