08. März 2007  
Kiev / Ukraine  
Artistic Gymnastics

Flowers for Podkopayeva in Kiev

Lilia Podkopayeva (UKR)

Today the leaders of the Government of Ukraine held a meeting in honour of tomorrow's International 'Women’s Day, with women from different regions of the country, the Forum’s correspondent informs us.
The Ukrainian Olympic champion (1996) in artistic gymnastics, Liliya Podkopayeva, and the showman Ilya Noyabryov were the presenters of the festive concert in celebration of Women’s Day. All women attending the ceremony were presented with spring flowers.
On Wednesday, March 7, the Ukrainian leaders of the Government held a meeting to celebrate "International Women’s Day" (March 8), with women from different regions of the country. 
The ceremony took place in Ukraine for the first time. The Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Dmytro Tabachnyk and the Labour and Social Policy Minister Mykhaylo Papiyev came to congratulate women on March 8.