These are the conclusions reached by V. Borshchevskyi, head of scientific programs at the Institute of International Economic Research, after the seminar "Local and Regional Development of Ukraine," which was held today in Lutsk. Representatives of district administrations of Volyn, local council deputies, and experts on regional development issues took part in the seminar. \n \nPawel Bobolovych, president of the "Young Democracy" Foundation, which implements projects that promote reform of the work of local self-government bodies in both Poland and Ukraine, shared Poland's interesting experience on this issue. \n \nThe seminar participants emphasized that special attention should be paid to the professional level when selecting personnel for village and district councils, and to the interrelations between district self-government bodies and village communities. \n \nThe seminar was conducted by the Volyn regional organization of the "People's Union Our Ukraine" party as part of an all-Ukrainian tour of program discussion of the draft program "Ukraine's Development Strategy." \n