Bucharest, Mar 13 /Agerpres/ – President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree establishing Romanian Language Day in Ukraine, which will be observed every year on August 31. He announced this Thursday during a joint press conference in Bucharest with the President of Romania, Nicusor Dan.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized that this decision is one of the steps aimed at strengthening humanitarian and cultural cooperation between the two countries and fostering mutual respect between their peoples.

“In Romania, Ukrainian Language Day is already observed on November 9. We also discussed, both at the team level and today directly with the President, educational issues – for the Romanian community in Ukraine and for our Ukrainian community in Romania – and we are ready to continue working fairly on all these matters,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy stressed, accordingly the official website of the President of Ukraine.

Romanian Language Day is celebrated every year on August 31 in Romania and other countries.

The Ukrainian president also thanked Romania for all the attention and respect the country shows in supporting Ukrainians residing on its territory.

Nicusor Dan highlighted the importance of the discussion on the Romanian minority in Ukraine and the openness that Ukraine demonstrates towards it.