The founding conference of the Assembly of Romanians of Bukovina, in which the participants told about the intention to seek special status for Northern Bukovina, was held in the first day of the week in Chernivtsi, say Ukrainian media.
The initiators of the conference were made by the Romanian community of Chernivtsi region. In the meeting, the participants spoke about the difficult socio-economic and cultural status of the Romanians of Ukraine, reports the Odessa magazine " Timer ".
"The events in Mukachevo, where he was shooting and bloodshed, showed that the Romanians of Bukovina not have the opportunity to feel secure and are obliged to make efforts to ensure their own safety", - has told the meeting the Dorin Chirtoaca. In her expressions, the development of the Assembly of Romanians of Bukovina was a response to the unsettled linguistic and educational issues. The organization will protect the rights of the Romanian community, to assert her desires at the level of the President, government, Parliament and regional leadership." Also we will fight for giving Northern Bukovina special status of Ukraine. At the moment it could be autonomy", - has declared the Chirtoaca." as long as Romania goes forward on the track of the European Union, Northern Bukovina degrades and collapses. Socio-economic crisis and the destruction of traditional culture and to destroy the indigenous nation of the region ? of Romanians. For this reason we are obliged to proclaim the developing Assembly of Romanians of Bukovina and to take a course to receive the special status of Ukraine", - has emphasized another activist Cornelia Rusu. The outcome of the conference was the unanimous valaisiana for the development of the Assembly of Romanians of Bukovina. It was also decided to hold in the near future, the 2nd conference for the election of the administrative Board of the organization. Remember, Donetsk and Lugansk national Republic declared independence on the results of the referendums held eleven may 2014 within, controlled by militias. May 24 at the Congress of Donetsk and Lugansk people's Republic signed a Treaty establishing the Union of people's republics ? Novorossia. In Kiev, DPR and LPR do not recognize. Against the February coup disgruntled residents of East Ukraine Kiev began in April 2014 military operation.

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