Accept my sincere greetings on the occasion of the International Cooperation Day.
Cooperative movement is a unique phenomenon of human culture and the institute of civil society. It plays an important role in the economy of the majority of countries in the world. Born two centuries ago it continues vividly testifying its vitality and strong creativity; unifying people on the ground of personal, collective and societal interests; activating entrepreneur initiative; helping establish effective national economies. The International Cooperative Alliance, one of the biggest non-governmental organizations in the world, numbers in milliard of cooperators from almost one hundred countries in the world.
National Cooperative Movement aims at using market methods of work and their own economic potential to realize mass society transformations in Ukraine as well as increasing the well being of our citizens.
On its part, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine will do everything possible to fully maintain legislative development of cooperative model of business, increasing its role in implementing of economic and social transformations.
On this remarkable day, I wish you peace, welfare and success in meeting social, economic and cultural needs of Ukrainian people.
Volodymyr LYTVYN