The Embassy of Ukraine in Romania reacted on its Facebook page to the fact that the former Minister of Foreign Affairs Andriy Marga said on Friday during a conference in Alba Iulia that Ukraine should cede territories to Russia, Hungary, Poland and Romania.

“We regret that former Minister of European and Democratic States Andrii Marga makes statements that call into question the basic principles of international law, especially the inviolability of borders. Ensuring full respect for these principles is the basis of security and stability on the continent,” the embassy wrote.

Ukrainians consider such statements “unacceptable under any circumstances.”

“This is a particularly flagrant violation at a time when Ukraine is heroically defending its independence and the security of the whole of Europe,” the post reads.

Andrii Marga, who was the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Education, as well as the rector of the prestigious Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, made statements in support of the Kremlin’s rhetoric during the presentation of his book “The Fate of Democracy” at the “Alba” Book Fair Transylvania. Alba24 notes.

The former foreign minister in the Ponta 1 cabinet said in Alba Iulia that Ukraine has “unnatural borders” and claims that it should cede more territory to Russia, Hungary, Poland and Romania.

“It should give the following territories: Transcarpathia to Hungary, Galicia to Poland, Bukovina to Romania, Donbas and Crimea to Russia. They are the territories of other countries. We are cramping, that’s all! There will be a conflict. To be very clear: until the situation is resolved through discussion with America, Russia, Germany, Ukraine and China and an agreement is reached, there will be no peace in Europe. Without peace, democracy will suffer,” Marga said.

Andrej Marga, who is now 76 years old, was the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the government of Ponta 1, the Minister of Education in the cabinets of Chorbea, Vasile and Iserescu, as well as the Rector of Babes Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, who served the longest. 1993-2004 and 2008-2012. He also managed the Romanian Cultural Institute.