Ponta: I do not want UDMR to pull out of Gov't; I discussed with Kelemen, Corlatean

Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Monday said that he does not want the Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania (UDMR), minor at rule, to pull out of the Government, and that he talked with UDMR national leader Kelemen Hunor and Foreign Minister Titus Corlatean to find a solution.

'I had an excellent relation with UDMR, I have nothing to reproach them of. I discussed with both ministers. I, Mr Kelemen and Mr Corlatean will discuss again on Wednesday, when Hunor Kelemen returns. My intention is to find any possible solution so that what we have done so far — a highly correct cooperation — to continue. But, once again, I also believe in this matter that Corlatean told less diplomatically that when it comes to matters of the governing coalition almost anything can be negotiated in the end. When it is about a matter of State, that cannot be negotiated; and even if the Government were to fall, in the end the Romanian State is the Romanian State, no matter its government,' Ponta told B1 TV private broadcaster.

Asked whether he is nervous about the prospect of the UDMR pulling out of the Government, Ponta said no, but he insisted that he does not want the UDMR to leave the Government.

'I am not afraid, because it is not a matter of parliamentary majority, but I do not want them to leave,' said Ponta.
He added that he was bothered by the fact that the controversial dialogue between UDMR national leader Kelemen and Foreign Minister Corlatean was conducted in public.

'In general, two ministers will carry out their dialogue inside the coalition or the government,' said Ponta.
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