It clearly states that the Holodomor was a genocide organized by Joseph Stalin and the Soviet regime against the people of Ukraine. About this on his Facebook page the ambassador of Ukraine in the United States of America Valery Chaly.

According to the diplomat, he already sent a letter of gratitude to the lieutenant-governor of the state of Washington, the president of the Senate, Sirus Habibu.

Chaly thanked for the active position of the Honorary Consul of Ukraine in Seattle Valery Goloborodko, noting that this was an important decision for Ukraine.

I am grateful to the Honorary Consul of Ukraine in Seattle Valery Goloborodko for activity, and tens of thousands of Ukrainians in Washington State for their support, - wrote the ambassador.

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on December 7 supported the draft and as a whole the draft resolution No. 3525 "On the Appeal of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to the Democratic States of the World on Recognizing the Holodomor of 1932-1933 in Ukraine as the Crime of the Genocide of the Ukrainian People". For the relevant document, 233 people's deputies voted their votes.