Czech Rep: Roma representation at foreign ministry

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Czech Rep: Roma representation at foreign ministry


Copyright (c) 2001 Radio Prague (Vysilani do zahranici CRo)

News: 03.05.2001
 
By: David Vaughan
 
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Roma representation at the foreign ministry
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The Czech foreign ministry has announced it will set up a special
department by the end of next month, aimed at dealing with issues
connected with the Roma minority. The deputy foreign minister, Martin
Palous, said that the ministry would also employ an advisor for Romany
affairs, who would himself or herself be a member of the Czech
Republic's Romany minority. The move is a further step in the
ministry's stated policy of respecting the Czech Roma as part of a
European Romany nation. Last month the foreign minister signed a
memorandum, promising official cooperation with the International
Romany Union, which has represented Romanies worldwide since 1971.
 
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