UWC Supports the Nomination of Yulia Tymoshenko for a Nobel Prize

February 8, 2012

 

 

PRESS RELEASE

 

UKRAINIAN WORLD CONGRESS SUPPORTS THE NOMINATION OF

YULIA TYMOSHENKO FOR A NOBEL PRIZE

 

On February 3, 2012, the Ukrainian World Congress sent a letter to the Norwegian Nobel Committee in support of the nomination by several members of Ukraine’s Parliament of the jailed opposition leader and former Prime Minister of Ukraine, Yulia Tymoshenko, for the Nobel Peace Prize.

 

The Ukrainian World Congress emphasized, in particular,Yulia Tymoshenko’s steadfast contribution to Ukraine’s democratization, her leadership in the peaceful Orange Revolution, her continued efforts to promote Ukraine’s integration into Europe and her great courage in the face of political persecution.