Badea said the decision to reject the agreement was taken as the rights of the Romanian community in Serbia are not observed. He added that, despite discussions held between Romanian and Serbian authorities, no improvement has been registered.
President Traian Basescu, who was on a two-day official visit to Serbia in November, told ethnic Romanians to be united so that they may be better represented, adding that Romania will not interfere with the domestic affairs of Serbia but will act at the level of its bilateral diplomatic and political relationship with Serbia for the rights of these Romanians to be observed.
Serbian President Boris Tadic gave assurance the Romanian minority in Serbia will enjoy the same right as the Serbian minority in Romania.