A solemn meeting of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Victory over Nazism in the European Union, was opened on the last working Day of the week, attended by UN Secretary-General ban Ki-moon, reports journalist Last news . the meeting also features the country's leader Petro Poroshenko will deliver a speech, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, members of the Cabinet of Ministers, ambassadors and staff of the foreign Ministry of foreign countries. In the hall of the Parliament are also veterans of the great Patriotic war and the soldiers of the military power of Ukraine, participating in special operations in the Donbass. The Parliament also came former presidents of Ukraine Leonid Kravchuk, Leonid Kuchma and Viktor Yushchenko, as well as UN Secretary General ban Ki-moon. Ukraine In the current year for the first time twice will mark the anniversary of the end of the Second world war - may 8, a Day of remembrance and reconciliation, the country will honor the memory of all the victims of war, and on may 9, according to tradition, the Day of Victory. The Ukrainian authorities believe that in previous years the country celebrated Victory Day in the Soviet model that " does not correspond to the historical memory of the Ukrainian people and European traditions ". Because of this, by analogy with Europe, the country has introduced another holiday - Day of memory and reconciliation, a symbol which will be the red poppy. review of the opposition, the decision of the authorities aimed at downplaying the significance of Victory Day and degrades the dignity of veterans.