President Nicușor Dan to the young participants of ITO 2026: Keep believing in Romaniatranslated

"I wish you to feel this communion, to take advantage of people wiser than you and to continue to believe in Romania," said President Nicușor Dan to the young participants of ITO 2026 on Tuesday.
His Excellency participated in the opening of the International Meeting of Orthodox Youth held at the National Cathedral, where representatives of dioceses, sister Orthodox Churches and central and local authorities were present.
"Such a timely topic" Nicușor Dan congratulated the Romanian Patriarchate "for organizing this event with such a current theme - young people, family and life in Christ".
"I am convinced that these days you will have time to reflect each of you, and all together, in a world where it seems that everything is being discussed, what are the values in which we believe and in which to place our world and society", emphasized the head of the Romanian state
The president highlighted the need for young people to publicly testify to the values they believe in, not just inside the Church, "because this country has a history".
"There were people in these places who fought for some values and who made us what we are today...



