October 27, 2011 The session was opened with a presentation made by Vadym TRYUKHAN, Ambassador-at-Large of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, titled “Association or Reintegration: What To Expect At the Next Foreign Policy Crossroads”. Mr Tryukhan described the main evolution stages of Ukraine’s foVadym TRYUKHAN
reign policy over the years of its independence, such as Ukraine’s establishment as a sovereign
state (1991-1994), multi-vector policy pursued by its second President (1994-2005), post-Orange revolution romanticism (2005-2010), and the new multi-vectorism (2010-2015). He also listed the foreign policy results achieved by the current President. In addition, Mr Tryukhan gave his forecast for 2012-2015, having noted that signature of the association agreement with the European Union will put the country back onto the democratic rails of development, which will essentially increase Ukraine’s chances to join the EU. Ambassador also believes that in the future new cooperation directions will open for Ukraine, such as China, Turkey, Latin America, and Africa. Mr Tryukhan noted that apart from the European integration there is also another development scenario which envisages Ukraine’s integration into the postSoviet space by joining the Customs Union, participating in the formation of the Euroasian Union, as well as winding up cooperation with many international organisations.
Oleh SYNYUTKA, First Deputy Mayor of Lviv, who was the next to speak, described how the city was getting ready to EURO-2012, public involvement in this process, as well as the related promotion cam-
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paign. Additionally, he also dwelled on the construction and opening of the Lviv Arena Stadium, reconstruction of roads inside and outside Lviv, public transportation upgrade etc. Answering to the questions about the stadium’s fate after the championship, Mr Synyutka said that it was most probably going to become private property.
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State budget funds are being used intensively to get Lviv ready for EURO-2012. Without the support of the central authorities, the city will not be able to conduct the championship on its own.
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