
PM congratulated veterans of WWII - former officials of the CMU on the upcoming Day of Remembrance and Reconciliation and Victory Day
Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman on
the eve of the Day of Remembrance and Reconciliation and Victory Day over Nazism in
World War II- 8 and 9 May – congratulated veterans of World War II– former
employees of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine as well as of the Council of
Ministers of the USSR.
"I would like to heartily congratulate all
of us on the upcoming Day of the Great Victory and to express gratitude to you
for having taken a serious responsibility on your shoulders in what at that
time was a huge challenge and showed to the entire the world courage, heroism,
ability, patience and in the end a great victory," stressed the Head of
the Government and wished a good health, peace and prosperity to the veterans
and their families.
He noted that today Ukraine is facing a military
aggression – now from the Russian Federation, but the country will bridge over
difficulties and will restore its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
"Our task today is to respond to the historic challenge, to cope with it
and to spare no effort to ensure that Ukraine is taking a worthy place in the
European community and on the world map on as a great European country",
noted the Prime Minister and added that the Government is fully
committed to bringing benefits for the country as well as to conducting necessary
changes.
The Prime Minister marked the significant role
of veterans and their contemporaries in the postwar recovery, because the labor
of millions of people in the post-war period has set the stage of a modern
independent Ukraine.
«Our doors are always open for you. A great
honor for us to have a possibility to communicate with you» underlined
Volodymyr Groysman while appealing to the former workers of the Cabinet of
Ministers.
The participants of the meeting honored memory
of the deceased with a moment of silence.