President Iohannis: The most appropriate tribute to Eminescu would be to read a line of his work

President Klaus Iohannis says in a Facebook post that the most appropriate tribute to the national poet Mihai Eminescu on the latter's 165 years of birth anniversary would be for us to read a line of the great Romanian's poetry, prose or newspaper articles.

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"We celebrate today 165 years since Mihai Eminescu's birth. Instead of any discourse, perhaps the most appropriate tribute would be for us to re-read a line of his poetry, prose or journalist work," says Klaus Iohannis in a video posted on his Facebook account.

The president recalls what Eminescu was writing in 1881 in the Timpul (Time) newspaper.

"In April 1881, in an article of Timpul, Eminescu wrote: "To be a good Romanian is not a merit, nor a quality or a special monopoly, but it is a duty of any citizen of this state."

"Thank you, Eminescu!" says the head of state.AGERPRES