The sixth summit of the Yalta European Strategy (YES), the largest nongovernmental forum for Ukraine's strategic relations with the world, opened in Crimea on Thursday.
The summit will last until September 27. The key topic of the summit
is to be the post-crisis development of Ukraine and the world.
The key topics of plenary discussions on September 25 and September
26 at the Livadiya Palace are to be the new global economic order, the
future of the Ukrainian economy, Ukraine and the European Union, energy
security, the structure of Ukrainian-Russian relations, and China’s
influence on the development of the global economy.
During a series of discussions, the top presidential candidates in
the upcoming elections in Ukraine, including Prime Minister Yulia
Tymoshenko, Regions Party leader Viktor Yanukovych and Leader of NGO
Front of Changes Arseniy Yatseniuk, will present their vision for
Ukraine’s future.
Yalta European Strategy (YES) – is an international non-partisan
network established in 2004 by the Ukrainian businessman and public
figure Victor Pinchuk. The mission of the network is to promote the
development of a just, free and prosperous Ukraine; to support
Ukraine’s reforms and its eventual accession to the EU. YES often
organizes different events that bring together policy-makers, business
leaders and distinguished public leaders to debate on the crucial
issues and generate recommendations regarding the future of the world
and Ukraine.
