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Article: Councillors don't want a Sumy holiday.
- Article from:
- Southern Reporter (Selkirk, Scotland)
- Article date:
- July 4, 2008
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AN approach from an area of Ukraine to establish "co-operative links" with the Borders has been rejected by local councillors, writes Andrew Keddie.
And fears for the safety and security of officials travelling to the Sumy region have been cited among reasons for the rebuff.
Scottish Borders Council received the request in a letter from Pavlo Kachur, chairman of the Sumy region - population 1.2million and 200 miles north-east of Ukraine's capital Kiev.
According to SBC's business improvement officer Douglas Scott, Mr Kachur wished to "initiate discussions on establishing a partnership agreement and a joint action plan" with the council.
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