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President of the European Association of Ukrainians Oleksiy Tolkachov has said the newly created Club of Friends of Ukraine in the European Parliament will lobby for the interests of Ukraine in the European Parliament.

At a press conference in Kyiv on Thursday he said that on May 24, 2011, the Club of Friends of Ukraine was established in the European Parliament. The club includes 20 members of the European Parliament and 32 MPs from Ukraine, Tolkachov added.

"We there will be lobbying for the interests of Ukraine in the European Parliament as a result of the creation of such a group. Even more, we expect that a large number of pro-Ukrainian MEPs will allow us to conduct more pro-Ukrainian events in Brussels and tell people about Ukraine’s potential," Tolkachov said.

According to him, the club includes representatives of all four Ukrainian parliamentary factions, apart from the Communists.