On the occasion of the 70 anniversary of the 1956 Revolution and Fight of Independence H.E. Katalin Kissné Hlatki Ambassador of Hungary on 22 and 23 October commemorated the victims of ’56, both at the Imre Nagy Monument in Snagov and at the Petőfi Sándor Cultural Center in Bucharest. In her ceremonial speech the ambassador drew attention to the ideals and moral message of the 1956 revolution, which are still valid today, and to the importance of standing up for freedom and independence, emphasizing that the Hungarian heroes of 1956 gave their lives for freedom and their nation. She underlined that, as history shows, solidarity did not stop at the borders of Hungary. There were also student demonstrations in Cluj-Napoca, Timisoara, Iași and Bucharest, expressing support for the Hungarian revolution and demanding democratic reforms in Romania.
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