Thursday, May 29, 2008

President takes part in State dinner in his honor

President Victor Yushchenko took part in a State dinner hosted by the Governor General and Mr. Lafond in his and Mrs. Yushchenko’s honor.

In his toast President stressed that Ukrainian-Canadian friendship has a long tradition therefore possesses potential for further development. “Similarity of approaches towards resolution of most of global problems determine active cooperation between Ukraine and Canada on international scene, including in promotion of fundamental human rights, principles of liberty and democracy”, - he added.