On March 3, reporting conferences of the Kovel district and city branches of the SDPU(o) were held. At the conferences, reports from the branch leaders on their activities in 2003 were heard, and the tasks and ways of their implementation this year were discussed. In particular, it was noted that last year the Kovel branches achieved an increase in party members, held a number of image-building actions in Kovel and Kovel district, and took under their patronage some veterans, the Association "Special Child," which includes children with central nervous system disorders, certain monuments, and mass graves. In every village of the district where village councils exist, party branches of the SDPU(o) have been created, the "qualitative" composition of party members has been substantially increased, and work is underway to prepare observers and members of precinct commissions for the 2004 elections. The secretary of the regional committee of this party, the mayor of Lutsk, Anton Kryvytskyi, took part in the conference of the Kovel district branch of the SDPU(o). In his speech, he particularly noted the importance of the party's participation in the election campaign. Anton Fedorovych expressed readiness to support a single presidential candidate from the majority. Also at the conferences, delegates were elected to the regional reporting conference, which will take place at the end of April. Reference: The Kovel city branch of the SDPU(o) has 118 party members. It is headed by Volodymyr Lukashuk, deputy chief physician of the medical-territorial medical association. The Kovel district branch of the SDPU(o) has 258 party members. It is headed by Andrii Myhulia, head of the district department of culture.