Yushchenko will stay in Davos for two days. On Friday he will take part in the forum's plenary session, during which the Ukrainian leader will address the participants with a special message.
Today, January 28, Viktor Yushchenko will also hold bilateral meetings with representatives of the world political and business elite.
In Davos, Yushchenko will meet with Bill Clinton and Bill Gates (AP)
In particular, Yushchenko plans to meet with German Federal Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, EBRD President Jean Lemierre, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan, former US President Bill Clinton, WTO Director-General Supachai Panitchpakdi and Microsoft head Bill Gates.
Viktor Yushchenko will also give a press conference to foreign journalists.
On Saturday, January 29, the President of Ukraine will continue meetings in Davos. For that day he has planned talks with Norwegian Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik.
The annual World Economic Forum opened at the ski resort of Davos in Switzerland on January 26. Over five days, more than 2,000 political figures and businesspeople from around the world will discuss various issues - from China's economy to the future of Iraq after the elections that are to be held this Sunday.
In total, 220 sessions and "round tables" will be held within the framework of the Davos forum. All events are being held under heightened security measures, with military aviation deployed.
Also arriving in Davos from Ukraine will be Verkhovna Rada deputy and businessman Viktor Pinchuk. He will take part in the international economic forum and will head the delegation of the Interpipe corporation, which he owns.
On January 28, within the framework of the Forum, Viktor Pinchuk will give a private lunch for leaders of world business and media, Interpipe's press service reported. Well-known representatives of the Ukrainian elite have been invited to the meeting to present Ukraine to the guests. Their names are not being disclosed.
First tour
In the first week of his presidency, Viktor Yushchenko is making a large-scale tour of European countries.
However, he began his voyage in the status of President of Ukraine with Russia, where on January 24 he visited Moscow and held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The next day, Viktor Yushchenko went to Strasbourg and spoke at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).
Then the Ukrainian President went to Poland, where on Thursday, January 27, he took part in the commemorations dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz.
While on a visit to Krakow, Yushchenko held a series of important meetings: with the presidents of Poland and Israel and the US Vice President.
Yushchenko also held talks with Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt, King Albert II of Belgium, Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, Norwegian Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik, Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, head of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs Michel Barnier, Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov and Czech President Vaclav Klaus.
Due to weather conditions, Yushchenko cancelled his visit to Brussels planned for the morning of Thursday, January 27, where he intended to speak in the European Parliament. His visit to Belgium has been postponed to a later time.
Viktor Yushchenko is accompanied on his trips by his wife Kateryna. These are her first foreign visits in the capacity of Ukraine's first lady.