Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church Daniel and Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Daniel Constantin signed a cooperation protocol on promoting the Romanian village.

The aims of the protocol are: informing people living in rural areas of the European funds for the development of agriculture and the Romanian village by means of the National Programme of Rural Development (PNDR), by means of the support given to the campaign 'PNDR Comes to Your Village,' as well as by means of other programmes; promoting the traditional values of the rural community with a view to preserving and developing the spiritual, cultural, educational, social and natural heritage of the Romanian village.

They will also consider organizing meetings, seminars, symposia meant for people living in rural areas and their involvement in cultural and educational projects with a view to preserving Romanian conscience and identity, stimulating young people in rural areas for entrepreneurship and making them aware of the importance of associating and amalgamating plots of land, but also organizing in partnership some activities in order to turn local resources to good account.

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