President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held an online meeting with members of leading organizations of Ukrainians living abroad. The event was attended by representatives of Ukrainian organizations from Australia, Argentina, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Estonia, Italy, Spain, Canada, Germany, Lithuania, South Africa, Poland, Portugal, Romania, the United States, Turkey and the Czech Republic.
Zelenskyy briefed the participants of the meeting on the current security situation in the east of our country and along the border of Ukraine. He noted the importance of solidarity in supporting the sovereignty and territorial integrity by the international community. The head of state thanked Ukrainians abroad for their important role in building broad international support for Ukraine, especially in countering Russian aggression.
The President also thanked for supporting Ukraine's strategic movement to EU membership. He asked Ukrainians abroad to actively participate in supporting the process of recognizing Ukraine's European perspective by all EU member states.
Speaking about the priorities of our country's Euro-Atlantic path, Zelenskyy stressed the importance of the forthcoming NATO Summit 2022 in Madrid. He noted the need to work not only to ensure Ukraine's invitation to participate in this event, but also to make decisions by the Alliance on further algorithms for deepening relations with our country.
The President emphasized the importance of increasing the attention of Ukrainians abroad to the Crimea Platform initiative. He asked for greater involvement of Ukrainians abroad in the activities of the Crimea Platform and the expansion of its member states.
The President praised the outstanding efforts of Ukrainians abroad to recognize the Holodomor in Ukraine in 1932-1933 as genocide of the Ukrainian people. The head of state pointed out the importance of the participation of foreign leaders in the commemorative events to be held in 2022, which will be dedicated to the 90th anniversary of those tragic events.
Zelenskyy briefed Ukrainians abroad on the key achievements in the course of comprehensive reforms in the country, which are being implemented despite the continuation of external aggression.
During the online meeting, its participants exchanged views on the process of legislative registration of the institution of multiple citizenship in Ukraine, which is especially interesting for Ukrainians living abroad.