On June 13, Deputy Head of the Regional State Administration Volodymyr Karpuk met with a delegation of American schoolchildren (from the city of Kane, Pennsylvania), who are staying in Volyn as part of an international schoolchildren exchange program. The delegation is led by the author and coordinator of this program, Becky Christian, – reported the own correspondent of the Western Information Corporation.
The program has been running for two years already, however this is the first delegation of Americans on Ukrainian soil. Volodymyr Karpuk told the Americans about ancient and present-day Volyn, about the "Orange Revolution," and also presented souvenirs to the guests as mementos. Becky Christian spoke about the program itself, about visits to historical landmarks of Kovel and Volodymyr-Volynskyi.
The delegation of 9 American schoolchildren and 2 teachers has already been in Volyn for the third day. The guests are staying with families of their peers from Kovel Gymnasium No. 4. Today they will visit the ancient and memorable places of Lutsk and will visit Lubart's Castle. Planned are trips to Lviv, Kyiv, and Lake Svityaz.