Ukraine's friendship with other countries of the world is strong and constant. The international activities of the country are directed towards realizing the principles of peaceful coexistence of state with different social systems. Its foreign policy is aimed at strengthening peace and security in the world. Ukraine is the member of the United Nations Organization and takes part in many other international organizations.
The Ukrainian people maintain broad ties with foreign countries through the sister city and region movement Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, has many sister cities abroad: Kyoto (Japan), Cracow (Poland), Edinburgh (Gr. Britain), Florence (Italy), Leipzig (Germany), Tampere (Finland) and Toulouse (France). Kyiv is always ready to extend hospitality to various official delegations, groups of specialists, artistic groups and sports teams from different countries of the world. 325,000 tourists visit Kyiv every year.
Donetsk's sister cities are Magdeburg, Katowice and Sheffield. Odessa's are Varna and Marseilles and Lviv's are Rzeszow, Krosno and Przemysl. |
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