Mr. Chair and members of the committee, it's a pleasure for me to be here and to have an opportunity to talk again with the members of the committee.
Mr. Minister, it's a pleasure for me to be here with you.
This is the first visit of the Canadian-Ukranian friendship group to the Parliament of Canada.
Of course, we are neighbours, Ukraine and Moldova, and we understand very well that Russia is not only a problem for Ukraine or a problem for Moldova, but a global challenge and global problem. The conflict in Donbass and Russian aggression in Crimea continue the pattern of regional aggression by Russia. Moldova can't control part of its territory in Transnistria because of Russian military forces inside Moldovan territory. This is the reality.
We have a good relationship with Moldova, and Ukraine supports Moldova in the restoration of her territorial integrity. We are together in an eastern partnership with the European Union, and we are together in the regional international organization GUAM, comprising Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and Moldova. It is headquartered in Kiev in Ukraine.
Of course, I would like to inform the committee that last year in Kiev we established a new inter-parliamentary organization between our parliaments. The name of this organization is the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia, and this is a good opportunity to have a new possibility for our parliamentary relationship.
Thank you for your co-operation, and let's hope that Moldova will restore its territorial integrity, and that Ukraine will restore its territorial integrity as well.
Thank you very much.