The Verkhovna Rada, the Office of the President and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs thanked the members of the Slovenian Parliament for the decision. Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the coalition of international states “is getting stronger”.
The Slovenian Parliament adopted a declaration recognizing the 1932-1933 Holodomor as a genocide against the Ukrainian people and honoring the memory of its victims. This was reported on the social networks of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on May 23.
The BP press service has published photos with the voting results of the Slovenian parliament. It shows that the recognition of the Holodomor as genocide was supported by 67 members. 8 people opposed the decision.
Ukraine’s reaction
Ruslan Stefanchuk, head of the Verkhovna Rada, expressed his gratitude to Slovenia for the decision.
“Humanity must know and remember this horror so that it does not happen again in the future,” he said.
Andriy Yermak, Head of the Presidential Office of Ukraine, also reacted to the adoption of the declaration.
“Slovenia recognized the 1932-1933 Holodomor as a genocide against the Ukrainian people. Thank you for this important decision.”
recognition of the genocide commented and Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba. He also expressed his gratitude for the decision of the Slovenian parliamentarians.
“Today’s step achieves two things: memory and justice. Memory is respect for the millions of innocent victims of this horrific crime. Justice means that such crimes never happen again.”
In addition, Slovenia for the adoption of the Declaration He thanked President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.
“The coalition of international states dedicated to the restoration of historical justice has been further strengthened. Together towards truth and therefore responsibility,” he said.
Recall that on February 1, a resolution was adopted in Bulgaria recognizing the 1932-1933 Holodomor as genocide against the Ukrainian people. This decision was supported by 124 deputies.
On April 26, the media reported that Slovenia secretly supplied Ukraine with 20 Valuk armored personnel carriers. According to journalists, there were a total of 85 machines of this type in the country.
Source: Focus
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