March 5, 2013

PRESS RELEASE

“Information Fair 2013” Opens at the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine

KYIV- The Verkhovna Rada Information Fair 2013 opened today with Deputy Secretary of the the Verkhovna Rada Secretariat Dmytro Markov and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director Jed Barton cutting a ceremonial ribbon at the Verkhovna Rada Session Building.

Information Fair 2013, organized jointly by the Verkhovna Rada and USAID, has become a tradition in Ukraine’s Parliament, providing an opportunity for non-governmental organizations and international donors to present their programs and activities to Ukraine’s legislators. Members of Parliament and various faction and committee staff can use the information in support of their legislative and constituency case work.