France will not stop deporting Roma (Gypsy) people, French Immigration Minister Eric Besson has said on a visit to Romania.
Reacting to the European Parliament's call for deportations to be halted, he said France would work to help Roma integration within Romania.
Romania will draw up integration plans and will send extra police to Paris to help curb crime committed by Romanians.
France has promised money to help Roma return to Romania.
About 1,000 Roma have been deported from France in recent weeks.
Speaking in Bucharest alongside Romanian Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi, Mr Besson played down friction over the issue.
The two men said their countries would work together to try to obtain additional funding from the EU for measures aimed at improving living conditions for Roma in their countries of origin.
Since Romania and Bulgaria joined the EU in 2007, many Roma have come to France seeking a better life, the BBC's David Chazan reports from Paris.
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