Vladimir Litvin and Marios Karoyan

Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada Chairman Vladimir Litvin, right, and President of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus Marios Karoyan, left, during meeting in Kiev, on Wednesday, November 10, 2010. At the beginning of the meeting, Vladimir Litvin expressed his gratitude to Marios Karoyian for the high level of organization of the Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament held in Limassol in June 2010, when the meetings with the President of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias and the President of the House of Representatives were held. The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine is convinced that the visit of the President of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus would strengthen the bilateral relations. He declared that Ukraine highly appreciated the cooperation with Cyprus. Marios Karoyan declared that his visit was the first official visit on the supreme parliamentary level. "We have a lot in common," he stated. "Ukraine and Cyprus observe the rule of law and democracy." The President of the House of Representatives has also emphasised the importance of Ukraine in the European region. The Parties expressed mutual interest in the development of the interparliamentary cooperation and strengthening of its systemic character. Photo by Anastasiya Sirotkina / POOL / UNIAN