"In Kharkiv, I`m very impressed with the infrastructure of the city, airport, stadium, and all the people who contribute to the promotion of Euro-2012" - said during a briefing in Kharkiv on August 12 UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino. According to general secretary, his visit to Ukraine priors the meeting of the UEFA executive committee, which will be held in September, so it was important to come to Kharkiv and see what has been done.
"I am impressed with the beautiful Metalist stadium and very passionate president of FC Metalist Aleksandr Yaroslavskyy. It is a beautiful stadium, which is worthy to take matches of European standard. I also want to note that although I am not an expert in airports, but I travel a lot and I can say that Kharkiv will have a good European airport", - said G. Infantino. He stressed that Kharkiv has yet to be prepared for the EURO 2012 Championship.
"The time for theoretical sessions is now going, we must move on to practical things. There is still a lot of work in logistics, and accommodation of championship guests. In 2012, the whole world will watch Kharkiv for some time" - said UEFA general secretary.
According to him, now Kharkiv is not very well known in the world. "But I believe that after 18 months it will become much more famous" - summed G. Infantino.
"SQ" info. The observer delegation, headed by the UEFA General Secretary Gianni Infantino came to Ukraine on August 11 with the two-day visit. Yesterday, observers have already visited sites in Donetsk and Lviv, and after Kharkiv`s inspection the delegation will leave for Kyiv.
Yulia Tarasova
"STATUS QUO", Kharkiv
