Gratitude-Letter to President of Ukraine Victor Yushchenko and Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko
03-08-2009
Gratitude-Letter to President of Ukraine Victor Yushchenko and Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko
for the participation of Ukraine in the UN World Food Programme
To the highly respected
Victor Yushchenko,
President of Ukraine
To the highly respected
Yulia Tymoshenko,
Prime Minister of Ukraine
Honorable leaders of Ukraine!
Mass media outlets have announced that, for the first time, the State of Ukraine has become a charitable grain donor as part of the UN World Food Programme. At the present time, 1000 tonnes of wheat, totaling $580, 000 US dollars has been donated to Ethiopia. Experts predict this will feed up to 5 million people who are starving in Ethiopia. I wish to cordially express to you, as the leaders of the Ukrainian state and to all our civil servants, my heartfelt thanks and support for such a humane gesture. This generous act, alongside the successful efforts of our state authority to liberate Ukrainian sailors captured by Somalian pirates and the active participation of our peacemakers in global "hotspots," is a prime example of our country's maturity, sovereignty and Christian spirit. The foundations of this Christian spirit was laid in 1021 by St. Volodymyr, the saint who tomorrow will be celebrated on a national level for the first time, for which I also would like to thank you.
We, the citizens, are proud that our state acted in such a generous manner, despite the economic crisis. Through this gesture, Ukraine gained respect on an international level by showing the world that we are full of Christian love and that we sincerely care for the general well being of all citizens of this planet.
May God bless you!
With the Lord -
+ LYUBOMIR
Kyiv, July 27, 2009
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