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5 honorary consulates to open in Odesa during the year
16:56 / 21.08.2012

ODESA, AUGUST 21st, 2012, CONTEXT-PRICHERNOMORIE ― 5 honorary consulates will open in Odesa during the year, Context-Prichernomorie correspondent reports.

Head of Foreign Economic Affairs and European Integration Dept, Odesa Regional State Administration Eugene Volynets said today, 21 August, at a press conference: “The results of the Main Directorate of the first half of 2012”.

“Currently, we have some 18 diplomatic missions and representative office ― honorary consulates, consulates general, the Mission of the European Union, cultural centres that are accredited by us. According to this index we are in 2nd place in Ukraine after Kyiv. In the near future we will be able to boast of the work we have done, and now I can say that we are negotiating with the Delegation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with other embassies of other countries in the development and opening of five honorary consulates. This, in particular, will be the Consulate of Austria, France, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and the Consulate General of Azerbaijan in Odesa. I believe that within a year we will get positive results and help attract additional resources. We are currently in active negotiations on this issue, we hope that next year they will be open”, said the official.