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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy congratulated the employees of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine on their upcoming professional holiday and took part in the awarding ceremony of the Hero - Rescuer of the Year nationwide action.

I would like to emphasize the joint work of Rustem Umerov and the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights Dmytro Lubinets on such a new institution as a military ombudsman. This is truly necessary.

Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak held a videoconference call with representatives of civil society and political communities from a number of Latin American countries.

The Head of State thanked for the support provided by the Jewish communities during the full-scale Russian invasion. Volodymyr Zelenskyy congratulated the meeting participants on the upcoming Rosh Hashanah holiday.

The President highly appreciated fruitful development of the bilateral dialogue after visits of First Lady Olena Zelenska to Korea in May and of President of the Republic of Korea Yoon Suk Yeol to Ukraine in July. Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked the Korean delegation for the support of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and for adoption of the decisions to provide significant practical assistance to our country.

On the Day of Tank Forces, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with tankmen and presented them with state awards.

Andriy Yermak spoke about the current situation at the frontline, as well as the measures taken by the security and defense forces to liberate Ukrainian lands from Russian invaders.

The key is to protect our state and people. Defense and security are the first priority, and the funding for defense and security will be at least at the level of this year, i.e. one trillion six hundred billion hryvnias.

I expect a new vote - one with a positive outcome regarding the immediate opening of the register of declarations. This decision should be made already in September. The same is true for the draft law on PEPs – politically exposed persons. And this is a matter not only of the political responsibility of the parliament, but also of our negotiations with the European Union on accession.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy is convinced that the effectiveness of any pressure on the aggressor state - the Russian Federation - depends primarily on the level of unity of the countries of the world, and Ukraine will continue to work hard to enhance it. The Head of State made this statement during an online meeting with the university community of the Netherlands.