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12. 9. 2008 16:02

September 15 - 17, 2008: Official Visit to Ukraine

Between September 15 and 17, 2008, Czech Premier Mirek Topolánek will be on an official visit to Ukraine.


He will hold talks with his Ukrainian counterpart, Prime Minister Julia Tymoshenko, President Viktor Yushchenko, Chairman of Ukraine’s Supreme Council Arseniy Yatsenyuk, and Foreign Minister Volodymyr Ohryzek. 

Bilateral talks will be focused primarily on identifying possibilities for further promotion of relations between the two countries, aimed at supporting and assisting Ukraine on its way to the Euro-Atlantic structures. Other topics will include issues concerning NATO and the EU issues and their enlargement, energy security, evaluation of the conflict in Georgia / South Ossetia, and developments in the Russian-Ukrainian relations.

On Wednesday, September 17, Premier Mirek Topolánek, accompanied by a group of Czech businessmen, will be visiting the Doneck Region to attend a business forum on investment opportunities. The programme also includes a visit to the building sites of football stadiums for the forthcoming EURO 2012 football championships to be hosted by Ukraine.

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