Ukraine and Poland agreed on the language of instruction for minorities
Warsaw and Kyiv today signed a declaration that guarantees the Polish national minority in Ukraine and the Ukrainian minority in Poland the right to learn their native language and study in this language.
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This was reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent with reference to Polish Radio.
“On Wednesday, October 25, Poland and Ukraine signed a declaration that guarantees the Polish national minority in Ukraine and the Ukrainian national minority in Poland the right to study their native language and study in this language,” the statement says.
The document was signed by the ministers of education of both countries - Anna Zalewska (Poland) and Liliya Grinevich (Ukraine). In the declaration, the heads of educational departments recalled the validity of international treaties on the topic of mutual cooperation.
Polish Minister of Education Anna Zalewska emphasized that the signed declaration confirms previous agreements between the countries.
“Where in the agreements and mutual understanding is the unequivocal statement that both parties guarantee citizens of Ukraine in Poland and Poles in Ukraine education in their native language and native language,” said the Polish minister and added that she had agreed with the Minister of Education of Ukraine on further cooperation.
Let us remind you that on September 5, the Verkhovna Rada adopted the scandalous law “On Education”. On September 25, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko signed it and it came into force despite protests from the EU, whose seven countries, in particular Poland, Hungary and Romania, sharply criticized the language provision of the law, which provides for teaching in the state language from the fifth grade in schools.
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