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"The language of football is understandable to everyone" – under this motto, the First International Mini-Football Tournament among teams of media representatives took place on April 1–3 in Vilnius (Lithuania). Media professionals from Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus, Russia, and Estonia participated in it. Our state was represented at these prestigious competitions by a combined team from Lutsk and Kyiv. It included employees of Volyn media – members of the Sports Association of Media Workers, as well as journalists from the "Inter" and "First National" TV channels.
As reported by the press service of the Volyn Regional Council, the team of Volyn journalists took third place, with the host Lithuanians in second. The winner was Belarus. The journalists had the opportunity not only to play football but also to communicate, exchange experience and plans. A tour of old Vilnius for our athlete-journalists was organized by the Embassy of Ukraine in Lithuania headed by Borys Klimchuk. By the way, the Ambassador personally received the delegation at the embassy and expressed his conviction that people's diplomacy is the most effective means in promoting Ukraine's interests in the world and establishing a positive image of our state.
The trip of Ukrainian journalists to Lithuania became possible thanks to the assistance of the head of the regional council, Vasyl Dmytruk. Financial support was provided by the Volyn State Security Service under the UMVS of Ukraine in the region, the state enterprise "Volynstandartmetrolohiya," "PrivatBank," and the charitable foundation "Ridna Volyn."
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