03 September 2008, 13:00
The meeting was held at the request of the German Party. O.Bilorus, Committee Chairman, congratulated the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary on the appointment to the post, and highly appreciated the relations between the two countries. He also expressed his hopes that inter-parliamentray liaison would promote long-lasting bilateral relations.
The Parties drew attention to the tendency of extension and all-round development of cooperation in the economic and cultural sectors.
The Parties also discussed the situation in South Ossetia and Abkhazia, and the prospects of Ukraine´s joining the NATO Membership Action Plan.
In the course of the meeting, Oleh Bilorus highly appreciated holding of the Days of Ukraine at the German Bundestag, having stated that "such actions bear positive influence on Ukraine´s image in the world".
Hans-Jurgen Heimsoeth informed the attendants of the meeting about the opening of a German school in Kyiv, and holding of the weeks of German culture in Ukraine in September-October 2008.