Tuesday, March 24, 2009

President meets Chairman of Czech Senate

In Prague President Victor Yushchenko took part in a working lunch with the President of the Senate of the Czech Republic Premysl Sobotka.

At the lunch Victor Yushchenko said that successful and effective interparliamentary ties between Ukraine and the Czech Republic play a very important role in development of relations between the two states.

He expressed gratitude to Czech parliamentarians for their support in recognition and commemoration of the Holodomor 1932-33 in Ukraine.

Beside that President Yushchenko praised Czech parliamentarian’s work in European institutions and said that their experience would be very valuable for Ukraine on its path towards membership in the EU and NATO.