OSCE Project Co-ordinator visits Ukraine's Zaporizhya region to assess projects
ZAPORIZHYA, Ukraine, 21 August 2008 - The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, Ambassador Lubomir Kopaj, is visiting Zaporizhya region this week to evaluate the effectiveness of existing OSCE projects and discuss developing new ones.
During the three-day visit, Kopaj meet Zaporizhya local authorities to discuss the results of a project on retraining military officers, as well as activities aimed at economic development and improving awareness of energy efficiency. He also discusses a project aimed at promoting gender equality in the decision-making process.
Ambassador Kopaj visited the Novobogdanivka ammunition site, where the OSCE has assisted Ukraine in removing unexploded ordnance under a project completed in 2007.
"This project has received a lot of attention from OSCE delegations, and we are looking at the possibility of implementing similar projects in other regions of Ukraine. We came to Novobogdanivka to study how effectively the equipment provided by the OSCE has been used and to learn about the progress made by Ukraine's Ministry for Emergency Situations in cleaning up the ammunition site," said Kopaj.