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The world is in search of new models of economic growth. In this situation the countries such as Ukraine have a chance to follow a new path of development, said Viktor Yanukovych, President of Ukraine, in his opening speech at the 9th Annual Meeting of Yalta European Strategy.

Economic and social justice must become one of the key items on the global agenda, said Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey, at the first plenary session at the 9th Yalta Annual Meeting.

Crises provide each country with the opportunity to implement requisite reforms and, eventually, to outrun the others in the global race, Victor Pinchuk - Yalta European Strategy Founder and Board Member, Ukrainian businessman and public person - said opening the plenary sessions of the 9th Yalta Annual Meeting.

With the support of Sberbank, an interactive lunch “The Future of Russia” will take place on Saturday, September 15, as part of the 9th Yalta Annual Meeting organized by the Yalta European Strategy (YES) in partnership with the Victor Pinchuk Foundation.

James Gordon Brown, Prime Minister of the UK (2007-2010), Chancellor of the Exchequer of the UK  (1997-2007), will participate in the 9th Yalta Annual Meeting “Ukraine and the World: Addressing Tomorrow’s Challenges Together”, organized by the Yalta European Strategy (YES) in partnership with the Victor Pinchuk Foundation.

Dr. Condoleezza Rice, the 66^th United States Secretary of State (2005-2009), National Security Advisor to the President of the United States (2001-2005), will participate in the 9th Yalta Annual Meeting “Ukraine and the World: Addressing Tomorrow’s Challenges Together”, organized by the Yalta European Strategy (YES) in partnership with the Victor Pinchuk Foundation.

The 9th Yalta Annual Meeting entitled “Ukraine and the World: Addressing Tomorrow’s Challenges Together”, organized by the Yalta European Strategy (YES) in partnership with the Victor Pinchuk Foundation, will take place in Yalta at the Livadia Palace, Ukraine, from 13^th to 16^th September 2012. More than 200 leaders from politics, business and society representing more than 20 countries will discuss major global challenges and their impact on Europe, Ukraine and the world.

The Victor Pinchuk Foundation announces a competition among Zavtra.UA and WorldWideStudies scholars to participate in the 9th Annual Meeting of Yalta European Strategy (YES) to be held on September13-16, 2012, in the historic Livadia Palace in Yalta.

Scholarship holder of Zavtra.UA program of the Victor Pinchuk Foundation, Anna Konopleva, has been appointed Minister of Culture in Youth Government under the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, which was formed on a competitive basis from young people aged 18 to 35 years