Reply upon Presenting the Letter of Credence
(June 28, 1956)

The Romanian People’s Republic is the first state in Romanian history in which the popular masses hold political power. The establishment of the Romanian People’s Republic has enabled the Romanian people to embark on the path of socialist construction. Since liberation, the Romanian people have achieved tremendous successes in the cause of socialist construction and in the struggle to safeguard peace in Europe and the world. I am confident that the Romanian people will achieve even greater victories in the future.

Over the past few years, the cooperation between our two countries in political, economic, cultural and other fields has steadily consolidated and developed the friendship between our two peoples. Such multifaceted cooperation and fraternal friendship conform not only to the interests of our two peoples but also to the interests of safeguarding world peace.