During the Forum of Local Development, which took place this weekend in Truskavets, the Transcarpathian Regional Council chairman Mykhailo Rivis took part in the meeting of the heads of self-governments of the Carpathian regions – Lviv Regional Council Oleksandr Hanuschyn and Chernivtsi Regional Council Ivan Muntyan. The event was also attended by the executive director of "Carpathian Euroregion – Ukraine" Galina Litvin and the chairman of Svalyava District Council, the deputy chairperson of the Association of Local Self-Governments "Carpathian Euroregion – Ukraine" Miroslava Lyvch.
They talked about strengthening interregional cooperation to improve the effectiveness of regional development in the Carpathians.
As noted by Oleksandr Hanuschyn, it is very important to have a common macro-regional strategy for the Carpathian region.
– During the Forum, we present the Carpathian macro-regional strategy for the European Union. We want to get representatives of all the Carpathian countries involved in this initiative. Also, it is necessary to have a constant dialogue, especially of self-governing bodies, to promote this idea, – he said.
Finally, following the meeting, the leaders of the three western regions of Ukraine signed a declaration on the establishment of an informal cooperation platform for regional self-governments of the Carpathians.
– Thus we declare willingness to constant communication at the events, that are held in the territory of our regions, to strengthen the coordination for the development of the Carpathian region – Mykhailo Rivis summed up.
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