On April 21 the President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych met with the heads and representatives of the traditional Christian denominations and religious organizations (All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations).
The gathering was opened by an introductory word of the head of the state, in which he greeted the representatives of Christian churches on the occasion of Easter and greeted Jews on the occassion of Passover, and expressed gratitude to all those present for their participation in the meeting.
At the meeting, President Yanukovych said that church property should be returned to denominations under state control. "The issues of church property are extremely sensitive. This is evidenced by an analysis of the appeals coming to me."