Thursday, May 29, 2008

Government adopts state program for popularizing national book industry until 2012

The Cabinet of Ministers has endorsed a state program for 2009-2012 for the popularization of Ukraine's book industry, Ukrainian Premier Yulia Tymoshenko said at a press conference, following a meeting of the Government.

"We have endorsed a state program for the popularization of national books, and during the next stage, we will resolve all of the necessary issues by means of respective bills," she said.

Tymoshenko said that the program would help create a favorable climate for the development of Ukrainian book industry. "We foresee the creation of a favorable organizational and economic climate for the development of book industry under favorable conditions," she said.