Ex-PM of Canada Jean Chretien will visit Ukraine on May 23 to 25 at invitation of Foreign Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk.
Jean Chretiern means to meet with President Viktor Yushchenko, Foreign Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Head of the Supreme Court Vasyl Onopenko and the leadership of the Kyiv City Administration. The meetings will see consideration of topical issues of the Ukrainian-Canadian cooperation, notably implementation of the project "Canadian-Ukrainian Judicial Reform".
On May 24 Jean Chretien will participate in a sitting of the academic council of the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. The former Canadian PM will also participate in a solemn opening ceremony of a new library of the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.
The visit of Jean Chretien to Ukraine will assist further stepping up the Ukrainian -Canadian dialogue.