According to the press service of the Volyn branch of the Party of Regions, on October 29 the first stage of the 8th regional conference of the Party of Regions took place, in which delegates from all over the region took part, as well as Petro Panochenko, chief consultant of the department for work with regions of the party's Central Apparatus.
The participants of the meeting discussed the draft Strategy for the Economic Development of the State. It was proposed that this document should dwell in more detail on ways to enhance the development of local self-government in the organizational and financial independence and self-sufficiency of regions and territorial communities, to develop a block of issues promoting rural development, and to provide for a program of returning savings to the population through state budget funds.
The preparation of the Volyn branch of the party for the 2006 election campaign also became a subject of discussion. The Party of Regions sets as its goal to attract to the organization highly educated, patriotic Volyn residents with a conscious position of state stability. To popularize the party's activities, the publication of the newspaper of the regional party organization "Volyn - Region" was approved.