Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine Vasyl Bodnar has discussed with State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania Danut Sebastian Neculaescu the protection of national minorities, the press service of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has reported.

"The parties discussed a complex of issues of Ukrainian-Romanian relations, the development of a political dialogue with an emphasis on the issues of pan-European and regional security, as well as cultural and humanitarian issues," the message reads.

Bodnar informed his Romanian counterpart about the implementation of the provisions of the Law of Ukraine "On Education" and current issues of protecting the rights of representatives of national minorities in Ukraine. The parties agreed on the need to find compromise approaches in the matter of ensuring the educational rights of the Romanian minority in Ukraine and the Ukrainian minority in Romania.

The head of the Romanian delegation confirmed Romania's support for European and Euro-Atlantic integration of Ukraine.