BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian President Traian Basescu is visiting the United States. Jill Biden, the first lady of the United States, lauded the Romanian government and relief organizations on Saturday for the wide spectrum of humanitarian assistance they are offering to Ukrainians fleeing Russia's war on their nation. She described the solidary show as "wonderful" but also "only the start."Biden's stern assessment came at the end of a nearly hour-long briefing on the huge rescue operation at the US Embassy in Bucharest.She was told that since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, Romania had "welcomed" nearly 900,000 refugees, but that the majority had moved on to other nations. The majority of the refugees are women and children.
"It's incredible." "The fact that you're all working together in Romania shows solidarity," Biden added. "Unfortunately, I believe this is only the beginning." It's only the beginning."
She praised Romanians for their generosity as well.
"The Romanian people are fantastic," she continued, "to welcome all of these migrants into their homes and giving them food, clothing, shelter, and their hearts." "I believe the entire world is aware of this."
Around 7,000 Ukrainians cross the border into Romania every day, according to Pablo Zapata, the UN refugee agency's Romanian representative.Food, shelter, education, health and mental health care, and counseling are among the services provided to refugees by the United Nations and other agencies, as well as the Romanian government.
Biden inquired about mental health services and whether summer school was offered to help refugee students catch up on their studies.
As she began the second day of a four-day journey to Romania and Slovakia to highlight US support for Ukrainian migrants, the first lady received a briefing. Ukraine and Slovakia share a boundary. Biden planned to visit with refugees there on Sunday.Biden had lunch with Romanian First Lady Carmen Iohannis at her private residence after the briefing. Iohannis and Biden both kept their jobs as English teachers.Biden was then visiting a school, where he met Ukrainian refugee youngsters and their parents.
She was finishing up Saturday in Bratislava, Slovakia, in preparation for stops on Mother's Day with refugees and a visit to a town near the Ukrainian border.
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