Ruslan Stefanchuk and the President of Cyprus discussed the perspective on recognising the Holodomor as genocide by the country

On 4 December, Ruslan Stefanchuk, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, met with Nikos Christodoulides, President of Cyprus. One of the issues discussed by the parties was the recognition of the Holodomor of 1932-1933 as genocide of the Ukrainian people.

“On 1 January 2026, Cyprus will assume the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, so we had a frank and substantive discussion on key issues of bilateral cooperation: the implementation of European reforms, the opening of new clusters on Ukraine’s path to the EU, and the deepening of interparliamentary dialogue. I emphasised that Moscow cannot and should not have any veto rights in the European family. We also discussed the prospect of Cyprus recognising the Holodomor as genocide of the Ukrainian people, which is a crucial step towards historical justice and political solidarity,” Ruslan Stefanchuk said.

As a reminder, on 22 November 2024, the Community of Ukrainian-Cypriot Friendship sent an open letter to the Parliament of the Republic of Cyprus requesting that the Holodomor of 1932–1933 be recognised as genocide of the Ukrainian people. The National Museum of the Holodomor Genocide provided advice on drafting this appeal at the request of the Community of Ukrainian-Cypriot Friendship.