Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has had a
meeting with President of the Senate of the Netherlands Anneke Broekers-Knol
and President of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands Anouchka van
Miltenburg during which they discussed the relations between the two countries.
Leaders of the Dutch parliament confirmed their
willingness to back Ukraine in its fight against foreign aggression, the
Ukrainian president's press service reported. They also noted the importance of
preserving the policy of non-recognition of Russia's annexation of Crimea.
"We fully support the Ukrainian people in their everyday struggle for
independence," the Ukrainian president's press service quoted the
president of the Dutch Senate as saying.
The Ukrainian president thanked the Dutch
parliament for supporting the ratification of the Association Agreement between
Ukraine and the EU and expressed the hope for the positive results of the Dutch
consultative referendum on the Association Agreement that will be held on April
6, 2016. "Ukraine is returning to Europe. We are a nation with over a
thousand years of European history," Poroshenko said.
The parties also stressed that the perpetrators
of the MH-17 tragedy should be punished.
In addition, the Ukrainian president emphasized
the importance of strengthening inter-parliamentary relations.
The three officials also discussed other issues
on bilateral cooperation.
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