On 1-13 August 2017, in the invite regarding the Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO), Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) President Eugene Czolij along with his partner Anna fulfilled their very first trip to Australia, during that he visited Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane and Hobart to provide present Ukrainian dilemmas to governing that is australian and strengthen ties using the local Ukrainian Churches and community.
Eugene Czolij received attention to the good developments in Ukraine, that is earnestly reforming, modernizing and corruption that is combatting and provides great possibilities for financial development.
Throughout the conferences with Australian high-ranking federal government officials that took put on 7 and 9 August 2017 in Canberra, and 1 and 10 August 2017 in Melbourne, the UWC President thanked Australia for supporting Ukraine in countering Russian violence, that is a worldwide danger, and urged Australia to present further help to Ukraine in protecting its territorial integrity. The UWC President encouraged the Prime Minister of Australia to go to Ukraine, and underlined the significance of an energetic Australia-Ukraine Parliamentary Group and its particular seat visiting Ukraine. Of these conferences the UWC President ended up being followed closely by UWC Secretary-General and Chairman of AFUO Stefan Romaniw. The Ambassador of Ukraine to Australia Mykola Kulinich additionally participated into the conferences in Canberra.
1 August 2017, Melbourne
- Had a gathering with all the President regarding the Legislative Council of Victoria Bruce Atkinson while the Speaker of this Legislative construction of Victoria Brooks Colin; and
- Had a gathering with people in the AFUO Board and community leaders in Melbourne arranged by UWC Secretary-General and AFUO Chairman Stefan Romaniw.
2-3August 2017, Perth
- Addressed the Ukrainian community of Perth during a gathering arranged by the Ukrainian Association of Western Australia, headed by its President Mykola Mowczan;
- Visited St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church, where he talked about regional Ukrainian religious life with the parish priest, Father Ihor Holovko; and
- Checked out St. Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
4 2017, Adelaide august
- Possessed a guided trip associated with the Museum of Ukrainian Art of this Ukrainian ladies’ Association of Southern Australia, given by its President Irena Boujenko;
- Visited the Ukrainian Community Centre associated with Association of Ukrainians in South Australia, such as the school that is ukrainian a course associated with the Yevshan children’s dance ensemble; and
- Addressed the community that is ukrainian of during a gathering arranged because of the Association of Ukrainians in South Australia, headed by its President Jaroslaw Fursenko. This system included a testing associated with brief documentary movie “50 many years of the Ukrainian World Congress” and shows by regional Ukrainian designers.
- Checked out Kniahynia Olha Ukrainian Central class, where he talked because of the pupils;
- Visited the Ukrainian Community Hall for the Ukrainian Association of Sydney;
- Visited the parish school that is ukrainian St. Andrew’s Ukrainian Catholic Church, where he talked aided by the pupils;
- Met with all the parish priest of St. Andrew’s Ukrainian Catholic Church, Fr. Simon Ckuj, that is additionally the Vicar General associated with the Eparchy of Sts. Peter and Paul for the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Australia;
- Visited the Intercession of this Holy Virgin Ukrainian Orthodox Church, where he came across utilizing the Chairman for the Parish Council Wolodymyr Woytowycz;
- Attended Divine Liturgy at St. Andrew’s Ukrainian Catholic Church;
- Addressed the Ukrainian Youth Association in Sydney during the Ukrainian Youth Centre; and
- Delivered a keynote target within a banquet specialized in the UWC’s 50 th anniversary arranged because of the Ukrainian Council of brand new Southern Wales, headed by its President Mark Shumsky.
7 2017, Canberra august
- Had a gathering aided by the Ambassador of Ukraine to Australia Mykola Kulinich;
- Had conferences using the Speaker associated with House of Representatives of AustraliaTony Smith; and Senator, Assistant Minister for personal Services and Multicultural Affairs of Australia(on behalf of this Prime Minister of Australia)Zed Seselja;
- Compensated respect towards the victims of this Holodomor in the Memorial within their memory;
- Checked out St. Nicholas UkrainianAutocephalous Orthodox Church as well as the Ukrainian Centre that is orthodox he came across having its Director Fr. Michael Solomko, that is additionally the mind of this Consistory associated with Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Australia and brand brand New Zealand; and
- Met with Fr. Wolodymyr Kalinecki of St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church.
8 2017, Brisbane august
- Met with Fr. Stefan Sapun of y Our Lady the Protectress Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church;
- Met with Fr. Mykola Serdiuk of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church; and
- Addressed the community that is ukrainian Brisbane during a gathering arranged by the Ukrainian Community of Queensland, headed by its President Stephan Chomyn.
9 August 2017, Canberra
- Had meetings with person in Parliament, seat associated with the Australia-Ukraine Parliamentary Groupand seat for the Foreign Affairs and Aid SubcommitteeChris Crewther; Senator, Vice seat associated with the Australia-Ukraine Parliamentary GroupCatryna Bilyk; Chief of Staff, workplace associated with the Minister for Foreign Affairs of AustraliaMurray Hansen; and Assistant Secretary for Northern, Southern & Eastern European countries Branch, Department of Foreign Affairs and Tradeof AustraliaKevin Magee; and
- Delivered a general general public lecture during the Centre for European Studies regarding the Australian National University in the subject “EU attitudes towards previous Warsaw Pact states and previous Soviet republics”.
10 August 2017, Melbourne
- Had a gathering with all the Minister for Multicultural Affairsof Victoria Robin Scott; and
- Talked during the roundtable entitled “The UWC at 50 and past: the Australian context” at the Mykola Zerov Centre for Ukrainian Studies at Monash University.
11 August 2017, Hobart
- Addressed the community that is ukrainian Hobart during a gathering arranged by the Association of Ukrainians in Tasmania, headed by its President Maryna Ladaniwskyj.
12-13 2017, Melbourne august
- Checked out the Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Ukrainian parish college, where he talked utilizing the pupils;
- Met with all the Eparch regarding the Greek that is ukrainian Catholic and person in the UWC Board of Directors Bishop Peter Stasiuk;
- Delivered a keynote target in the priorities associated with the UWC and its own primary future goals within a gala banquet that is commemorative towards the UWC’s 50 th anniversary additionally the 26 th anniversary of Ukraine’s freedom arranged because of the AFUO therefore the Association of Ukrainians in Victoria;
- Attended Divine Liturgy at Sts valuable hyperlink. Peter and Paul’s Cathedral; and
- Visited St. Mary Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Cathedral in Essendon and paid respect towards the victims of this Holodomor during the Memorial within their memory situated on the territory regarding the Cathedral.
UWC Secretary-General and Chairman of AFUO Stefan Romaniw accompanied UWC President Eugene Czolij during their visits to Canberra and Melbourne.
“On behalf regarding the Ukrainian World Congress I express my appreciation to your Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organizations headed by its Chairman Stefan Romaniw for arranging the stop by at Australia, which enabled the presentation of crucial Ukrainian problems to high-ranking federal government officials and strengthened UWC ties with neighborhood Ukrainian communities” – stated UWC President Eugene Czolij.
S. Romaniw and (first from right) welcomes E. Czolij along with his wife A. Czolij (at left) during the banquet in Melbourne. L. Slipetsky in the centre
