Ukraine to be Example to Follow by Former Soviet States if Becomes Economically Successful Country – Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel
The West shall support Ukraine in becoming an economically successful country, as these changes will be an example to follow by other former Soviet states, Wolfgang Schüssel, Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria (2000-07) has said. Schüssel speaking at the 12th Yalta European Strategy (YES) Annual Meeting on 11 September 2015 in Kiev.
“Ukraine’s economic success is the key issue. If Ukraine becomes a successful country, this will be a bright example not only for this beautiful country, but to other countries as well: Belarus, Moldova, and, probably, to Russia and Kazakhstan. It would be an illusion to think that Ukraine can do this on its own, from its own pocket. Here there’s a need in external support as well as internal reforms, what is not easy, Schüssel said during the working lunch “Joint Challenges, Separate Values? Changing Dividing Lines in a Volatile World” at the YES Annual Meeting.
Schüssel stressed that Ukraine needs to be supported if the country’s intention is to remain a bridge between western countries and Russia.
The 12th Yalta European Strategy Annual Meeting will be streamed live at yes-ukraine.org as well as web-sites of the Media Partners in English and Ukrainian.
The official Twitter of the 12th YES Annual Meeting is @yes_ukraine, and participants and followers can include the hashtag: #YESUkraine2015.
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