Romania's ethnic minorities, including its 300,000-strong Ukrainian community, welcomed the imminent signature of a post-Communist treaty with Ukraine, seen as vital for the country's Nato membership bid. But nationalists denounced the pact and said it dashed any hope of recovering historic Romanian territories seized by the Soviet Union during the Second World War.
Reuters - Bucharest
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