The two agreed that they should avoid a diplomatic scandal between the two countries. The Hungarian Foreign Minister confirmed the intention of the Hungarian Government to support the autonomy of the Székely County.
Victor Ponta acused the Hungarian officials that they were campaigning for the elections. The Minister for Internal Affairs asked the prefects to sanction the mayors who violated the law. The mayor of the Mădăraş commune was fined 4.000 lei for hoisting Hungary’s flag on the Townhall.
The Prime Minister asked the President to approach the matter at the European Council’s meeting. The UDMR (Democratic Union of the Hungarians in Romania ) accused the Hungarian Ambassador of lack of diplomacy.
The Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Titus Corlăţean will meet his counterpart, Jonos Martonyi in the spring to discuss minority rights: The two agreed, following a telephone conversation, to avoid triggering a diplomatic conflict.
The scandal erupted after the Hungarian State Secretary Zsolt Nemeth stated that in the Szeklerland a war of the flags occurred and urged mayors in Hungary to fly the Secklers flag as a sign of solidarity. The Romanian legislation provides, however, that specific symbols of national minorities can only be used at specific events.