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The governments of Romania and Ukraine are responsible for securing an environment for the "full and sustainable exercise" of the rights of the Romanian and Ukrainian communities both in Romania and in Ukraine, according to Romanian Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca, told Agerpres.
He participated on Thursday, together with his Ukrainian counterpart Denys Shmyhal, in the opening of a border crossing point and customs office at Vicovu de Sus (Romania) - Krasnoilsk (Ukraine).
"During today's meeting, I will also discuss with the prime minister the role that the Romanian community plays in this set of actions carried out by Ukraine for the defence of Ukraine. Romanian citizens have constantly demonstrated that they are loyal and faithful to the Ukrainian state. And I am convinced that that has been appreciated, as I learned at meetings in Kyiv with Mr President Zelensky and Mr prime minister. And it is only fair to discuss the rights of ethnic communities, both the Romanian one in Ukraine and the Ukrainian one in Romania," said Ciuca.
He mentioned that approximately 2.7 million Ukrainians have found refuge in Romania, and some of them chose to stay, and the Romanian government as well as the Romanian people did everything they could to support them in these particularly difficult moments.
"And we will continue together with the European Union to do everything necessary in that regard. As such, coming back to the two communities located along the border between Romania and Ukraine, it is our responsibility to secure an environment for the full and sustainable exercise of their rights both in Romania and in Ukraine. I am convinced that this issue will remain in the attention of the Ukrainian officials and, once again, we will do everything for Romanian citizens and Ukrainian citizens to enjoy their rights, on both sides of the border, as mutually committed in Kyiv," said Ciuca.
