President Klaus Iohannis makes New Year’s address

The president conveyed his traditional New Year's message

Newsroom, 01.01.2021, 14:00

Romania’s
president, Klaus Iohannis, said in a New Year’s message, that 2021 was a year
of great hardship, ups and downs, hope and despair. 2021 was a painful year
for our country, too many Romanians losing the fight against the coronavirus in
successive waves of the pandemic. As the year ends, I call on you to direct our
heartfelt thoughts to the victims’ bereaved families. Let me also express my
full gratitude towards the medical doctors and assistants, paramedics, ambulance
workers, pharmacists, volunteers and all essential workers who have been on the
front line of the fight against the pandemic. They are doing the best they can,
oblivious to the risks and working to the point of exhaustion, to save lives
and alleviate the suffering of those who are sick, president Iohannis said.

The head of
state also thanked Romanians for the sacrifices they made in 2021, as well as
for their sense of responsibility and civic duty. Everything we have learned
about ourselves during this pandemic, the president argues, should inspire us
and help us overcome future challenges much easier. As a nation, we should
emerge stronger and closer together from this terrible health crisis. Let us
usher in 2022 with hope, an open heart and the confidence that all our efforts will
help us all rejoice and go back to our normal lives. Happy New Year, wherever you
are! May the New Year bring you happiness, good health and prosperity, the
president told Romanians in his New Year’s address. (VP)