Friday, June 24, 2016

Dear Ukrainians, I congratulate you on Constitution Day!


Exactly 20 years ago, the Verkhovna Rada passed its main law, according to which clearly and confidently declared Ukraine a sovereign, independent, legal country, main objective of which is to protect the rights and liberties of every citizen.

“An individual, his life and health, honour and dignity, inviolability and security shall be recognised in Ukraine as the highest social value. Human rights and freedoms, and guarantees thereof shall determine the essence and course of activities of the State”, these words define the democratic development of modern Ukraine.

Today Ukrainian courageous soldiers are protecting the inviolability of these words with their lives. Every day Ukrainians show to the world that nobody can prevent us to live in our native land, nobody can prevent us from raising our flag, to go our own way!

The words of the Constitution of Ukraine are not just engraved in the hearts of Ukrainians, they take their origins from prominent statesmen - Volodymyr the Great, Yaroslav the Wise, Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Mykhailo Hrushevsky. Back in 1710 Hetman Pylyp Orlyk created a collection of laws that proclaimed the independence of the state and became the prototype of the modern Constitution of Ukraine.

It is important to understand that even the most democratic Constitution itself cannot change life for better. Only we ourselves can build the life which will provide the implementation of all norms of the main law. Only when in our society life, health, honor and dignity, integrity and security of everyone will be approved and realized as the highest value, Ukraine will become a true European democracy. I believe that Ukrainians will achieve this goal!

I wish inspiration, peace and happiness to everyone! Congratulations!

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