Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan on Thursday attended a commemorative event at Cernica Monastery marking 108 years since the Union of Bessarabia with Romania.
In a post on his official Facebook page, the head of government highlighted the significance of the 1918 event: “The Act of Union, adopted in Chișinău, was the first cornerstone laid in the foundation of national reunification.”
On the occasion, the Prime Minister laid wreaths at the graves of prominent members of Sfatul Țării buried at Cernica Monastery, including Metropolitan Gurie Grosu, Pantelimon Halippa, Daniel Ciugureanu and Ioan Pelivan.
“I thank Archimandrite Vasile Pârjol, Abbot of Cernica Monastery, and Mr Mihai Mîțu, Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova to Romania, for their dedication in honouring the memory of these forebears,” Bolojan said.
March 27 marks 108 years since the Union of Bessarabia with Romania. In 1918, Sfatul Țării voted for union, making Bessarabia the first province to reunite with the motherland following the First World War.
Photo: Facebook / Ilie Bolojan
