KIEV, Sept. 16 – Ukraine has officially returned five works by Dutch painters from the 17th and 18th centuries to the Netherlands. The works were stolen in 2005 from the Westfries Museum in the Dutch city of Hoorn.

Prosecutor General's Office head Yuri Lutsenko took part in the transfer ceremony held in the Dutch embassy in Kiev on Friday.

"We now see masterpieces of Dutch culture, which should bring pleasure to museum visitors the world over – not to the individuals who stole them," Lutsenko said.