NEW YORK – The Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (UCCA) – an organization representing more than 20 active national organizations of Americans of Ukrainian descent – has appealed to President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine to support and enact into law legislation “On state recognition and encouragement of the Plast National Scout Organization of Ukraine” that was passed by the Verkhovna Rada on May 30.
In its letter of support, the UCCA recalled that President Zelenskyy had noted in his inaugural speech that today in the world “there are 65 million of us… born of the Ukrainian soil.” And the law on state recognition of Plast would not only support the Plast scouting movement throughout the global diaspora, but also promote the Ukrainian identity of Ukrainian youth no matter where they reside.
The UCCA said it hopes that the president of Ukraine will soon enact this long-awaited and incredibly important legal recognition that will allow for closer cooperation between Ukrainian and American youth and will strengthen the economic, political and cultural ties between the two countries countries.