On Thursday Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman held a working meeting to discuss gearing up for hosting in 2017 of the Eurovision Song Contest.

The meeting’s participants considered issues of elaboration and adoption of necessary legislative instruments, a creative concept, the place and official locations of the Eurovision, measures to ensure security in the process of preparation and holding of the song contest and the like.

Volodymyr Groysman noted that preparations for the song contest follow the schedule and called on all responsible persons to effective cooperation to ensure successful hosting of the event.

The meeting was attended by Vice Prime Ministers of Ukraine Viacheslav Kyrylenko, Pavlo Rozenko and Volodymyr Kistion, Minister of Culture of Ukraine Yevhen Nyshchuk, Mayor of Kyiv Vitalii Klytschko, Chairman of the National Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine Oleh Nalyvaiko.