By KYIV. Nov 25 (Interfax-Ukraine) – President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has held a meeting with President of Switzerland Alain Berset, who is paying a visit to Kyiv, the press service of the head of the Ukrainian state reports.
Zelenskyy thanked for the significant humanitarian assistance provided to Ukraine since the beginning of the full-scale invasion.
“Thank you for your visit. It is a very strong message for Ukrainians all over the world that you decided to visit Ukraine on a special day in our history for all our families – the 90th anniversary of Holodomor. Also thank you for your participation in today’s mournful ceremony. We are proud ‘that we have such partners who took part in the ceremony on this special day for our country,’” he said.
He also expressed hope for a positive decision by the new Swiss parliament to recognize the Holodomor as genocide of the Ukrainian people.
Separately, Zelenskyy noted the importance of the assistance provided by Switzerland for the restoration of infrastructure facilities in Ukraine. The head of state also highly appreciated the role of Switzerland in the process of humanitarian demining, in particular its readiness to host the second International Donor’s Conference on Humanitarian Demining in Ukraine in 2024.
The parties paid special attention to the issue of using frozen income from the assets of the aggressor state.
Separately, the interlocutors discussed progress in the implementation of the Ukrainian Peace Formula and Switzerland’s participation in this process.
Zelenskyy also noted the proactive position of Switzerland in bringing the Russian aggressor to justice, in particular its joining the coalition of states to create a Special Tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine.
