Representatives of Ukrainians from some 70 different states have met these days at the Ukrainian World Congress hosted by Bucharest, to discuss ways to consolidate Ukrainian culture, identity, tradition and language among communities around the world. They also discussed the problems faced by Ukrainian refugees in the countries where they found asylum and possible mechanisms to provide them with support and integration. Talks also focused on issues relating to the support for Ukraine on its European and Euro-Atlantic path. Nicolae Miroslav Petreţchi, a member of the Romanian Parliament representing the ethnic Ukrainian community in Romania, said Bucharest is a reliable partner for Ukraine and that bilateral relations are very close and at a strategic level. After the pandemic and a wide-scale war, Romania has time and again demonstrated that it is a reliable partner and friend for Ukraine and the Ukrainian people, he said. The Ukrainian diaspora is one of the most numerous in the world, with over 26 million members, not including the around 6 million Ukrainians displaced as a result of Russia’s invasion in 2022.
Eugen Cojocariu, RADIO ROMÂNIA INTERNAȚIONAL
