The First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniienko met with the delegation of the National Congress of Brazil
At the beginning of the meeting, Oleksandr Korniienko stressed that this is a historic day for the Ukrainian Parliament, as for the first time in 13 years the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is hosting a delegation of the Chamber of Deputies of the National Congress of the Federative Republic of Brazil. "It is especially important for us that you are the first Brazilian parliamentarians to visit our Parliament since the beginning of the full-scale invasion. We are grateful for your example and for your desire to develop contacts with Ukraine," he stressed.
The First Vice Speaker thanked his Brazilian colleagues for their understanding of the situation in Ukraine. He also noted that he highly appreciated the recent establishment of the Brazil-Ukraine Parliamentary Group in the Federal Senate. "This is very important for strengthening cooperation at the inter-parliamentary level," Oleksandr Korniienko added.
In his turn, Eliéser Girão Monteiro Filho, the First Vice-Chairman of the Commission on International Affairs and National Defence, stressed that he would like to start the meeting with expressing his respect for Ukraine and the Ukrainian people at this difficult moment when our country is fighting back against the russian invasion.
"The main purpose of our visit is to hear first-hand what is happening in Ukraine. The main thing we want to do is to demonstrate our solidarity with the Ukrainian people with our visit," said Eliéser Girão Monteiro Filho.
During the meeting, the parties discussed in detail issues related to international activities, the First Vice-Speaker informed his colleagues about hostile attacks on Ukrainian cities and their consequences, as well as about the need for humanitarian assistance, especially with regard to support for the energy sector in preparation for winter, in particular, the needs of the frontline regions.
During the meeting, Oleksandr Korniienko focused on Ukraine's diplomatic efforts to restore justice and the topic of a special international tribunal.
"Ukraine is fighting not only on the battlefield, but also for a just peace! Ukraine is fighting not only for itself, but also for the future of the entire civilised world! I am very grateful to the people of Brazil who support Ukraine," Oleksandr Korniienko said at the end of the meeting.
The meeting was attended by Arsenii Pushkarenko, the Member of Parliament of Ukraine, Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Policy and Interparliamentary Cooperation. The delegation of the Chamber of Deputies of the National Congress of the Federative Republic of Brazil included Eliéser Girão Monteiro Filho, the First Vice-Chairman of the Commission on International Affairs and National Defence, Alfredo Gaspar, Member of the Commission on International Affairs and National Defence. The meeting was also attended by Norton de Andrade Mello Rapesta, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Brazil to Ukraine.