Ukraine, Romania to discuss reciprocal minority-language education

Dan made the announcement in Chisinau at a joint news conference with his Moldovan and Ukrainian counterparts, Maia Sandu and Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Dan and Zelenskyy traveled to the Moldovan capital to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the country’s independence.

“Tomorrow, we will have another meeting of our joint commission on the minorities of both countries, during which we will discuss important issues,” the Romanian president said.

“The most important issue, of course, is education — education in the national languages of both countries. Regarding our relations, I am very pleased that our countries are cooperating, and this meeting is another sign of that.”

Dan said the trilateral meeting also covered energy, infrastructure and security, as well as Ukraine’s and Moldova’s integration into the European Union.

“We discussed infrastructure projects and energy projects involving interconnectors,” he added.

“Through the SAFE program [EU’s security infrastructure investment fund], Romania will continue building highways to the corridor and through Moldova to its northern border with Ukraine. This will help strengthen connectivity among our countries.”

“We also discussed the threats facing our countries, as well as the European path of these two countries, which Romania fully supports.”

At the same event, Zelenskyy said Ukraine and Moldova were working on new joint projects in security, energy, and infrastructure.

“Now, it is especially important to stand together and strengthen one another,” he said.