Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Bulgaria, Willem van Ee, is to address Tuesday a national meeting of Roma organisations entitled "Strategies for a Common Future."

The aim of the meeting is to put to discussion by NGOs the draft of the updated version of the Framework program for equal integration of Roma into Bulgarian society and to come up with a common position of the Roma organisations on the major principles the strategic document should stand for, the embassy said.

The meeting is organised with the financial support of the MATRA KAP Small Embassy Projects Programme of the Dutch Embassy in Sofia and is a tribute to the International Human Rights Day (December 10), marking the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on that date.

The embassy say this year the celebration is a very special one, since it marks the 60th anniversary of the Declaration, which is a cornerstone of Dutch foreign policy worldwide and the basis for the Netherlands human rights strategy "Human Dignity for All."

Representatives of the European Commission, DG Employment, social affairs and equal opportunities will take part as observers in the meeting.

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