The Romanians Gypsies attacked in Belfast subject to extremist attacks during he last seven days have been moved by Northern Irish authorities to a leisure centre, where they will be kept until their situation is solved. A Romanian Consulate representative is meeting them today.
The British authorities are looking for funds for repatriating most of the Romanian Romas. Gordon Brown spoke against the violence in Belfast, urging the authorities to take all measures necessary to protect the abused Romanian families.
Romanian Ambassador in London, Ion Jinga, declared for HotNews.ro that the Romanian authorities were working together with the British, trying to find a solution.
"Romanian Embassy in London firmly condemns any act of extremism. We got in touch with the British Foreign Ministry, to whom we explained our concern and we asked its representatives to take all the necessary measures, so that this situation will never occur again. We're also in touch with the authorities in Belfast: the police, local council, Romanian local organisations and the church that hosted the Romanians. The Romanian Embassy took action at its own initiative. A consulate representative is going to be in Belfast today", Ambassador Jinga declared.
He went on to say it was "absolutely regrettable that Romanian citizens were the object of such attacks. The Romanian community in Great Britain is well integrated. I've been in Cardiff last week, where a Romanian church has been opened to the public. I found a small community of 100 or 200 people, who were living in perfectly normal conditions. The community in Boston is the same. And there is a serious Romanian community in Scotland, too."
Most of the 115 Romanian Roma citizens could be repatriated, if they request it. The British authorities are currently looking for funds. Trusted sources
