PM has meeting with representatives of American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee; refugees' situation - on the agenda

Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca had on Wednesday, at Victoria Palace, a meeting with as delegation led by the CEO of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), Ariel Zwang, which was also attended by the President of the Jewish Communities Federation in Romania (FCER), Silviu Vexler. Addressed in the meeting were issues related to the situation of refugees from Ukraine, the development of Jewish life in Romania and the Government's support for projects initiated by Jewish communities, Agerpres reports.

According to a Government's release, JDC's CEO congratulated Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca on the way in which Ukrainian refugees are received and supported at all border checkpoints.

"An in-depth discussion took place on the Siret border checkpoint, respectively the JDC-FCER-organized refugee reception center and the measures implemented to help refugees transiting Romania. The situation of the over 200 orphans from Ukraine, brought to Romania by FCER, with the support of the Government, was particularly highlighted", the release reads.

In the context of the discussion on the situation of the Jewish communities in Romania and the development of the Jewish life, Prime Minister Ciuca underlined his firm position in favor of concrete measures to prevent and combat anti-Semitism, xenophobia, radicalization and hate speech. He congratulated FCER for the success of the programs implemented so far and welcomed the constant collaboration between the Government and the Jewish Communities.

In their turn, the members of the delegation thanked Prime Minister Ciuca for the support provided by the Government to the programs carried out by FCER, especially those of social and medical assistance dedicated to Holocaust survivors, but also for supporting the rehabilitation and promotion of the Jewish community.

"On this occasion, a series of projects unfolded by the Jewish Communities Federation in Romania, such as the creation of a Memorial dedicated to Jewish heroes who fought in World War I for Romania but did not have the country's nationality, were also reviewed", the release also mentioned.