In Bucharest, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with President of the Senate Nicolae Ciucă and Acting President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Romanian Parliament Alfred Simonis.
The Head of State expressed gratitude to the leaders of both chambers of the Romanian Parliament for their clear position in support of Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders.
"I am grateful to your country, your society for the strong support of all Ukrainians, for sheltering our people from the first day of full-scale Russian aggression. We have seen true strong friends. I also thank the Romanian Parliament for important resolutions in our support," the President said.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized the adoption of a declaration by Romanian senators and parliamentarians on the anniversary of the beginning of Russia's large-scale invasion, as well as consistent support for Ukraine's initiatives in international parliamentary formats.
The Head of State underscored the importance of the parliamentary dimension for the de-occupation of Ukrainian territories. The parties also emphasized the importance of participation of the partner countries in the second parliamentary summit of the Crimea Platform.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy praised the adoption by the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies of the Romanian Parliament of the declaration on the recognition of the Holodomor of 1932-1933 as a crime against humanity and appealed to the speakers of both chambers to take the next step - the adoption by the Romanian Parliament of a decision to recognize this terrible crime as an act of genocide against the Ukrainian people.
In Bucharest, the President also laid flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The Head of State honored the memory of the fallen soldiers with a moment of silence and made an entry in the Book of Honorary Guests.
