On 1-13 August 2017, on the invite of this Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations (AFUO), Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) President Eugene Czolij along with his partner Anna fulfilled their very very first stop by at Australia, during that he visited Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane and Hobart to provide present Ukrainian problems to Australian governing authorities and strengthen ties because of the local Ukrainian Churches and community.

Eugene Czolij received focus on the positive developments in Ukraine, which will be earnestly reforming, modernizing and corruption that is combatting while offering great possibilities for financial development.

Through 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, which can be a international hazard, and urged Australia to supply further help to Ukraine in protecting its territorial integrity. The UWC President encouraged the Prime Minister of Australia to consult with Ukraine, and underlined the necessity of an energetic Australia-Ukraine Parliamentary Group as well as its Chair visiting Ukraine. The UWC President was accompanied by UWC Secretary-General and Chairman of AFUO Stefan Romaniw during these meetings. The Ambassador of Ukraine to Australia Mykola Kulinich additionally participated into the conferences in Canberra.

1 August 2017, Melbourne

• Had a meeting because of the President of this Legislative Council of Victoria Bruce Atkinson while the Speaker of this Legislative construction of Victoria Brooks Colin; and
• Had a gathering with people of the AFUO Board and community leaders in Melbourne arranged by UWC Secretary-General and AFUO Chairman Stefan Romaniw.

2-3August 2017, Perth

• Addressed the community that is ukrainian of during a gathering arranged by the Ukrainian Association of Western Australia, headed by its President Mykola Mowczan;
• Checked out 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 August 2017, Adelaide

• Possessed a tour that is guided of Museum of Ukrainian Art regarding the 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 for the Yevshan children’s dance ensemble; and
• Addressed the Ukrainian community of Adelaide during a gathering arranged because of the Association of Ukrainians in South Australia, headed by its President Jaroslaw Fursenko. This system included an assessment for the brief documentary movie “50 several years of the Ukrainian World Congress” and shows by regional Ukrainian designers.

• Checked out Kniahynia Olha Ukrainian Central class, where he spoke aided by the pupils;
• Visited the Ukrainian Community Hall regarding the Ukrainian Association of Sydney;
• Visited the parish Ukrainian college at St. Andrew’s Ukrainian Catholic Church, where he talked utilizing 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 Eparchy of Sts. Peter and Paul of this Ukrainian Catholic Church in Australia;
• Visited the Intercession regarding the Holy Virgin Ukrainian Orthodox Church, where he came across aided by 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 in the Ukrainian Youth Centre; and
• Delivered a keynote target throughout a banquet focused on the UWC’s 50 th anniversary arranged because of the Ukrainian Council of the latest Southern Wales, headed by its President Mark Shumsky.

7 2017, Canberra august

• Had a gathering with all the Ambassador of Ukraine to Australia Mykola Kulinich;
• Had conferences utilizing the Speaker associated with the House of Representatives of AustraliaTony Smith; and Senator, Assistant Minister for Social Services and Multicultural Affairs of Australia(on behalf of this Prime Minister of Australia)Zed Seselja;
• Compensated respect towards the victims associated with the Holodomor in the Memorial inside their memory;
• Checked out St. Nicholas UkrainianAutocephalous Orthodox Church and also the Ukrainian Orthodox Centre, where he came across using its Director Fr. Michael Solomko, who’s additionally the relative head for the Consistory associated with the 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 August 2017, Brisbane

• Met with Fr. Stefan Sapun of 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 because of the Ukrainian Community of Queensland, headed by its President Stephan Chomyn.

9 2017, Canberra august

• Had meetings with person in Parliament, seat regarding the Australia-Ukraine Parliamentary Groupand seat associated with Foreign Affairs and Aid SubcommitteeChris Crewther; Senator, Vice seat for the Australia-Ukraine Parliamentary GroupCatryna Bilyk; Chief of Staff, workplace for 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 on the subject “EU attitudes towards previous Warsaw Pact states and previous republics” that is soviet.

10 2017, Melbourne august

• Had a gathering aided by the Minister for Multicultural Affairsof Victoria Robin Scott; and
• Talked during the roundtable entitled “The UWC at 50 and past: the context” that is australian the Mykola Zerov Centre for Ukrainian Studies at Monash University.

11 2017, Hobart august

• Addressed the Ukrainian community in Hobart during a meeting 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 using the pupils;
• Met with all the Eparch associated with the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and person in the UWC Board of Directors Bishop Peter Stasiuk;
• Delivered a keynote target in the priorities of this UWC as well as its primary future goals throughout a gala commemorative banquet committed towards the UWC’s 50 th anniversary while the 26 th anniversary of Ukraine’s liberty arranged because of the AFUO as well as the Association of latinamericancupid Ukrainians in Victoria;
• Attended Divine Liturgy at Sts. Peter and Paul’s Cathedral; and
• Visited St. Mary Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Cathedral in Essendon and paid respect to your victims for the Holodomor during the Memorial inside their memory on the territory of this Cathedral.

UWC Secretary-General and Chairman of AFUO Stefan Romaniw accompanied UWC President Eugene Czolij during their visits to Canberra and Melbourne.

“On behalf of this 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 government that is high-ranking and strengthened UWC ties with neighborhood Ukrainian communities” – stated UWC President Eugene Czolij.

S. Romaniw and (first from right) welcomes E. Czolij and their wife A. Czolij (at left) during the banquet in Melbourne. L. Slipetsky at the center