The First Secretary of the Embassy of Ukraine in Romania, Olha Sabetska, said on Tuesday that Ukrainians who settled here after Russia's invasion have integrated into society, noting that Ukrainian students taking exams in Romanian could receive more support from the host country's authorities.
Sabetska attended an event hosted by the Museum of Ethnography and Folk Art in Tulcea and organized by the Solidaritatea Roua association, marking Ukraine's Independence Day, the national holiday commemorating the 1991 Declaration of Independence from the Soviet Union.
"The Ukrainian community has the opportunity to come together here [in Tulcea, editor's note] to preserve its language, culture and traditions, and that is very good. The Ukrainian community in Romania is integrating very well. Many people have jobs, children go to school, many have opened businesses and are doing everything they can," said the Ukrainian official.
Asked what the Romanian authorities could do to further support Ukrainians who have found refuge here from the war unleashed by Russia, Sabetska referred to the difficulties faced by children studying in Romanian schools.
"The Ukrainians' representatives face small problems, such as the lack of Romanian language courses offered by official institutions. There are courses organized by the Red Cross and other NGOs, but children, especially those in the 8th or 9th grades, need a certificate recognized by the Ministry of Education. If they attend NGO courses, they still have to take an exam, which is very stressful for them. It would be good if the inspectorates could organize these courses," the diplomat told AGERPRES.
She also welcomed the announcement made during the event by Tulcea Mayor Stefan Ilie, regarding the placement of a bust of Romanian poet Mihai Eminescu in a park in the city of Izmail, in Odesa Oblast in south-western Ukraine.
"On behalf of the embassy, we have gone to several cities, such as Cluj-Napoca and Sighet, with the aim of establishing a square or street named after Taras Shevchenko, for example. We searched across Romania and found that we do not have any street bearing the poet's name," Sabetska added.
The event organized by Solidaritatea Roua included official speeches, artistic performances by the Zadunajska Sici choir of the territorial branch of the Union of Ukrainians in Romania, performances by children from Ukraine, as well as the screening of a film about the war unleashed by Russia.
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