Andriy Parubiy thanked his Austrian colleague for clear stance of his country on the sanctions against the Russian Federation as well as for non-recognition of the elections to the State Duma, the lower house of the Federal Assembly (Russian Parliament), that took place in the Russia-annexed Crimea.
The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada called for intensification of the regional cooperation between Ukraine and Austria.
Andriy Parubiy invited Mr. Kopf to take part in a meeting of the regional cooperation forum, Europe-Carpathians, which will take place in the town of Yaremche on November 25, 2016.
Mr. Kopf condemned the violation of the territorial integrity of Ukraine and said that the world community must do its best to improve current situation and restore sovereignty of Ukraine in full.
