Ambassador praises refugee reception in Portugal
“THERefugees here are very well received and have the possibility to use all the servicessaid Inna Ohnivets, in an interview with the Lusa agency.
The diplomat, who has been present in the demonstrations in support of Ukraine organized in Portugal, has also participated, in recent months, in initiatives to welcome citizens from Ukraine.
“Our embassy is in constant communication with these people and we are very supportive of the different communications also with the municipalities”, said Inna Ohnivets, giving as an example the municipalities of Cascais, Lisbon and Braga, among others: “The municipal councils are very supportive of refugees Ukrainians”.
In Cascais, he had to contact the people who found refuge there and liked what he saw. “In my opinion, the reception is going well”.
I know there are some problems, but I can also say that different organizations create courses to study the Portuguese language. During my meeting with refugee students in Cascais, I had a conversation with girls who really enjoyed being here and have already started to study the Portuguese language”, outline.
Inna Ohnivets, however, asked the Ukrainian helpers to acquire from the associations and avoid contact with “pro-Russian organizations”.
“Here we have very active communication with Ukrainian associations. Fourteen Ukrainian associations have been operating in Portugal for many years,” he said, noting that all were invited to Thursday’s solemn ceremony in the Portuguese parliament, on the occasion of the speech by the President of Ukraine , Volodymyr Zelensky, via videoconference.
Portugal contracts over 30,000 requests for protection from residents of Ukraine, with several organizations on the ground supporting them.
According to an ambassador, the dream of many people is to return to the country and rebuild a life interrupted by the war, in the early hours of February 24th.
“Ukrainians who arrived in Portugal have family members in Ukraine, because the defenders of Ukraine and participate in the battles against the Russian invaders. life they had before this war”, Inna Ohnivets, for whom Portugal has been “a true friend”.
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