Ukraine Welcomes Foreign Journalists and Editors

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Ukraine Welcomes Foreign Journalists and Editors PR Newswire KYIV, Ukraine, July 13, 2012 KYIV, Ukraine, July 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- thUkraine is ready to host the 64 World Newspaper Congress, said the Chairman of the State Committee for Television and Radio

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Ukraine Welcomes Foreign Journalists and

Editors

PR Newswire

KYIV, Ukraine, July 13, 2012

KYIV, Ukraine

,

July 13, 2012

/PRNewswire/ --

Ukraine

is ready to host the 64

th

World Newspaper Congress, said the

Chairman of the State Committee for Television and Radio

Broadcasting Oleksandr Kurdinovych in his interview

with

Komsomolskaya Pravda

. The aim of the event is to stipulate

more efficient information flow between

Ukraine

and the rest of the

world, noted the state official.

A little over a week ago

Kyiv

heard the final whistle of the

EURO 2012

European

football championship and yet again the country is ready to host another major

international event. To accommodate the foreign participants of the congress

the Ukrainian government, back in February of 2012, decided to simplify the

visa procedure and make it free of charge.

The World Newspaper Congress will take place in

Kyiv

on

September 2-5, 2012

and is expected to bring up to 1,200 delegates - representatives of influential

international media. The event will also feature the World Editors Forum as well

as the annual Info Services Expo 2012.

Now that millions of European football fans and the leading international media

discovered Ukrainian hospitality during the

EURO 2012

, it is high time to

establish a deeper and more comprehensive cooperation between Ukrainian

and foreign journalists, stated Oleksandr Kurdinovych. Number one objective of

the World Association of Newspapers and Publishers (WAN-IFRA) congress is

insuring that objective information on developments in

Ukraine

reaches the

"western world," he mentioned.

According to Ukrainian media the upcoming congress is going to be the second

largest international event in

Ukraine

after

EURO 2012

championship.

In preparation to the sports tournament

Ukraine

drastically improved its

infrastructure and, according to Michel Platini, UEFA President, the country's

success was extraordinary. He also noted that the

Ukraine's

infrastructure

leaped 30 years into the future after having built and renovated airports, built

new roads, constructed and renewed 290 hotels. In addition,

Ukraine

was listed

as number one among CIS countries regarding railroad infrastructure

development, according to the World Economic Forum' latest Global Enabling

Trade Report.

World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers is a global organization

of the world's newspapers and news publishers that represents over 18,000

publications and 15,000 websites in 120 countries. It has a status of an official

consultant, which represents the interests of newspaper industry in UNESCO,

United Nations and the European Council.