Friendship group co-chair thanks Azerbaijan for humanitarian support to Ukraine

Kyiv has hosted a meeting of the parliamentary group of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on inter-parliamentary relations with Azerbaijan, Report informs.

During the meeting, which was also attended by the head of the United Diaspora of Azerbaijanis of Ukraine Hikmat Javadov, the directions for further work and assistance to the Ukrainian people were discussed, including on the issue of restoring houses destroyed as a result of armed aggression and supporting internally displaced persons.

Co-chairman of the Ukrainian-Azerbaijani Friendship Group Volodymyr Kreidenko expressed his gratitude to President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev for the humanitarian support of Ukraine. Deputy Oleksandr Horobets noted that among the fighting Ukrainian servicemen there are also Azerbaijanis who were awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine. The second co-chair of the group, Valerii Koliukh, thanked the Azerbaijani side for the constant support of Ukraine’s territorial integrity and the humanitarian assistance provided, expressing hope for further fruitful cooperation and mutual support.

In turn, Hikmat Javadov emphasized the activities of Ambassador of Ukraine to Azerbaijan Vladyslav Kanevskyi in organizing humanitarian assistance. He noted that Azerbaijanis living in Ukraine, as citizens of this country, consider it their sacred duty to protect their state and people.

Javadov informed the group members about the assistance provided by the Azerbaijani diaspora to the Ukrainian army and the population affected by the war in various regions of Ukraine.

The secretary of the group, Ivan Slobodianyk, touched upon Azerbaijan’s role in providing humanitarian assistance to Ukraine in his speech. He thanked the Azerbaijani diaspora for helping the army and internally displaced persons.

As a result of the meeting, it was decided that the activists of the Azerbaijani diaspora would provide assistance to the population of the constituencies from which the deputies included in the parliamentary group of friendship with Azerbaijan were elected.