According to the Minister of Culture of Ukraine, the question of the transfer of the Kyiv Cave Reserve to the church may be considered at a public hearing.
The question of the transfer of the Kyiv Cave Reserve to the church may be considered at a public hearing, Minister of Culture of Ukraine Mykhailo Kulyniak said at a briefing on January 31.
He stated in this regard: “No one is talking about the transfer of the National Historic and Cultural Kyiv Cave Reserve to the church now. There is a draft law developed by a group of natioanl deputies. President Viktor Yanukovych stresses this (there is an instruction of the president to develop two laws - the law on the freedom of worship and the law on restitution of church property). I am acquainted with the draft law, even though it has not been passed to the Ministry of Culture for elaboration and expert assessment so far. I think that this issue should be considered at a public hearing. As a minister, I cannot prohibit the deputies to develop laws, but I will meet with the developers of the law and will recommend that it should be discussed with public organizations and the All-Ukrainian Council of Churches,” reported the website Museum space of Ukraine.