Ambassador of Ukraine to the Hellenic Republic, Mr. Volodymyr Shkurov, met with the President of the Organizing Committee of the Special Olympics World Summer Games ATHENS 2011, Mrs. Joanna Despotopoulou

25 May 2011 09:24

On May 25, 2011, the Ambassador of Ukraine to the Hellenic Republic, Mr. Volodymyr Shkurov, met with the President of the Organizing Committee of the Special Olympics World Summer Games ATHENS 2011, Mrs. Joanna Despotopoulou.

In the course of the meeting various issues related to the preparation for the Games in which up to 7.500 athletes in 22 Olympic type of sports from almost 180 countries will participate were discussed.

The interlocutors noted the large humanitarian value of such events and importance of involving participation of as many countries as possible. The President of the Organizing Committee welcomed Ukraine’s in the Games, which will be represented by the combined team of 50 athletes in 8 type of sports.

Mrs. Joanna Despotopoulou handed over an invitation to the President of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych to the Opening Ceremony of the Games, which will take place on June 25, 2011.

Тhe Political and Security Consultations at the level of heads of departments of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the Hellenic Republic were held in Athens

Rector of Taras Schevchenko National University of Kyiv, Mr. Leonid Hubersky, Principal of the National Pedagogical Dragomanov University (Kyiv), Mr. Victor Andrushchenko, met in Athens with the Rector of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens