President of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Michel Platini will visit Ukraine on September 26-27, Head of the Euro 2012 Local Organizing Committee in Ukraine Markiyan Lubkivsky has told the Ukraine 2012 Information Center.
According to Lubkivsky, during the inspection trip, Platini will visit the Ukrainian host cities and will examine their major infrastructure facilities.
The UEFA president is expected to meet with officials of the Ukrainian government and local authorities responsible for the preparations for the championship.
Platini will visit Ukraine once more this year on December 2 to attend the draw for the group stage of the Euro 2012 finals, which will be take place at the Ukraine National Palace in Kyiv, the Information Center said.
