Ukrainian Embassy shares good news with Americans
The Embassy of Ukraine to the United States supports the Ukrainian public project ‘Go Ukraine! Let’s Go!’
Good news about the homeland (people, various achievements, success) supports Ukrainians living abroad, gives them confidence and inspires them for new achievements for the common good of the country. In addition, this is a good opportunity to introduce Ukraine, its people, culture, traditions, rich history and the present, to the world, Americans, particularly.
Besides the Ukrainian Embassy web resources (http://usa.mfa.gov.ua/en and www.facebook.com/ukr.embassy.usa), the institution plans to share news among Ukrainian and English media of Ukrainian diaspora in the United States.
http://usa.mfa.gov.ua/en/press-center/news/10845-posolystvo-ukrajini-v-ssha-stalo-informacijnim-partnerom-vseukrajinsykogo-gromadsykogo-projektu-vidkrij-ukrajinu-cherez-pozitiv
European volunteers will share their experience with Kharkiv Oblast
European Voluntary Service (EVS) volunteers will come to Borova district (Kharkiv Oblast) to share their experience in the framework of Youth in Action-2 program. According to Yevheniy Zhuk, the Borova district council head, the accreditation of the Agency on EVS social and economic development was prior given to oblast centers such as Lviv, Donetsk and Sumy only. Three EVS volunteers from the Council of Europe countries come to the district for the period of at least 9 months.
Volodymyr Klitschko fights against an Italian boxer this May
On May 4, the SAP Arena in the German city of Manheim is the venue of a fight between a Ukrainian Volodymyr Klitschko, heavyweight world champion, and a Francesco Pianeta, a 28-year Italian boxer. The Ukrainian sportsman’s competitor has fought 28 times; he won 27 times (15 knockouts included) and got 1 draw.
Turkey opens its consulate in Lviv
At the meeting between the Lviv Oblast administration and the Ambassador of Turkey to Ukraine Mehmet Samsar, the sides discussed matters on establishment of closer tourist relations, promotion of Turkish business and attract of Turkish investments to the regional economics. On his turn the foreign diplomat informed about his readiness to speed up opening of the Honorary Consulate in Lviv by stressing that the number of Turkish tourists coming to the cultural capital of Ukraine is annually increased.
http://for-ua.com/ukraine/2013/03/05/144844.html
La Poste praised Ukrposhta for high quality of e-money orders exchange
At the conference ‘Strategic Convergence Around the International Money Order” held under the auspices of the Universal Postal Union, Le Groupe La Poste and La Banque Postale on Feb.28-March.1 in Paris, the Ukrainian National postal operator was awarded with the certificate on quality performance in electronic money orders exchange with France. Ranking the second, Ukrposhta yielded to the Postal Service of Madagascar and left behind the Postal Service of the Republic of Tunisia.http://zaholovok.com.ua/ukrposhtu-viznali-odnim-z-naikrashchikh-partneriv-frantsuzkoji-la-poste
Kyiv resident Zhanna Kobylinska initiated the Ukrainian public movement called Open Ukraine in Positive, which can be found on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/groups/145106042272163/.“Good News Ukraine” items can be sent to her at [email protected]. Kobylinska has also worked as public relations manager for the www.ukrainecityguide.com Internet portal.
