This is Mr. Hinnemo's first visit to Lutsk. Before that, he had only been to the capital and to Eastern Ukraine, and that was back in 2002. The main purpose of the trips is to study the political climate, internal economic and social ties between the regions of the state, as well as the investment attractiveness of individual oblasts.
According to the Senior Advisor of the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he has already visited the capital. Volyn became the second place of his visit. In addition to meetings with government representatives, for a deeper acquaintance with the region the guest is studying public opinion on the eve of parliamentary elections, the prospects of Ukraine's accession to the WTO, and the disparities in the development of eastern and western oblasts. In particular, Mr. Hinnemo said that he had already met with representatives of some media outlets, teachers and students of Lesya Ukrainka Volyn State University, and influential businesspeople of Volyn.
The result of studying the economic and political specifics of our region, the representative of the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs assured, will be a detailed information report for the business and commercial circles of his country and analytical materials in the largest Swedish publications.
Having provided comprehensive information on all the questions asked by the guest, the deputy head of the regional state administration thanked him for the visit and presented promotional materials of Volyn Oblast.