In Volyn they will vacation in a European style. This was assured to the head of the Volyn Regional State Administration, Volodymyr Bondar, by the Consul of the Trade and Economic Department of the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Lviv, Andrzej Krasnodebski.

As reported by a correspondent of "Pres-time", on the evening of September 28 in Lutsk a meeting took place between the Consul of the Trade and Economic Department of the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Lviv, Andrzej Krasnodebski, and the head of the Volyn Regional State Administration. At it, issues related to environmental protection in border territories were discussed. The guest expressed interest in the branches of agriculture, agritourism and green tourism, which require the attraction of investments.

By the way, within the framework of the Tacis Program, the projects "Creation of a monitoring system on the Western Bug, Uzh, and Latorytsia rivers" and "Promoting the policy of sustainable development and environmental protection in the context of cross-border cooperation between Ukraine and Poland" have been carried out in the region. Implementation of another Tacis environmental project, "Management of the basins of the Western Bug, Latorytsia and Uzh rivers," has begun, aimed at the balanced use of existing water resources and more effective basin management of them in accordance with the requirements of the Water Code of Ukraine.

In addition, during the meeting, issues regarding further mutually beneficial cooperation were discussed. In particular, the development of a joint recreation program of a European standard. Krasnodebski is confident that Volyn, with its picturesque nature, has a good foundation for the development of the tourism business.

It should be noted that during 2005, the growth rate of trade volumes between Volyn and the Republic of Poland amounted to 129 percent. Of the total amount of foreign capital investments of 110 million US dollars that came into the economy of the region, more than a quarter (28.8%) originate from the Republic of Poland.