Conference Opening and Opening Speeches
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Welcoming remarks:
Victor Pinchuk, Founder and Member of the Board, Yalta European Strategy
Opening Speeches, Conversation and Q&A: Ukraine, Turkey, and the Future of Wider Europe in the 21st Century
Viktor Yanukovych, President of Ukraine
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey
Aleksander Kwasniewski, President of Poland (1995-2005), Chairman of the Board, Yalta European Strategy (moderator)
«This war – our nation's courage and our soldiers' heroism, as well as our ability to fight, and not only to defend ourselves, but also to de-occupy our territories – should change NATO Members' attitude to the prospect of Ukraine's membership»