Klaus Iohannis and Volodymir Zelenski agreed to identify solutions regarding the law on national minorities in Ukraine, which displeased the Romanian authorities
The foreign ministers of Romania and Ukraine will hold discussions on the new law regarding national minorities (communities) in Ukraine to identify bilateral solutions. The agreement was reached during a phone conversation between the President of Romania Klaus Iohannis and the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
The President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis, told his Ukrainian counterpart that "the new law on national minorities has created concern and dissatisfaction at the level of the Romanian authorities" and asked him to settle the situation. "The President of Romania referred extensively to the recent law on national minorities adopted by Ukraine, which created concern and dissatisfaction among the Romanian authorities and the representatives of the Romanian community in Ukraine. President Klaus Iohannis asked President Zelenski to quickly identify solutions to address and remedy these concerns. In this sense, the two Presidents agreed that in the next period the foreign ministers of the two countries will have discussions regarding the bilateral solution of the mentioned aspects", reads the press release of the Presidential Administration of Romania. "President Volodimir Zelenskiy expressed his full openness to identifying solutions, so that the Romanian community in Ukraine benefits from the same rights enjoyed by the Ukrainian community in Romania," reads the press release sent by the Cotroceni Palace. Klaus Iohannis reiterated Romania's support for Ukraine's European path and expressed deep concern and concern over the continuation of the Russian army's attacks. The Romanian President reiterated that Romania will continue to act to help Ukraine and the Ukrainian people, as long as it is needed. At the end of December, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy promulgated the new Law on National Minorities, although it was earlier criticized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania. Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu sent his Ukrainian counterpart, Dmitro Kuleba, a critical analysis, considering it "regrettable" that the normative act was adopted without consulting the Venice Commission and the Romanian community in Ukraine.
