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Communiqué—Deepening Economic and Innovation Cooperation Between Canada and United Kingdom

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Communiqué—Deepening Economic and Innovation Cooperation Between Canada and United Kingdom

May 8, 2012 - The Honourable Ed Fast, Canada’s Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, and Stephen Green, the United Kingdom’s Minister of State for Trade and Investment, today issued the following joint statement after their first annual dialogue in Montréal:

“The second Joint Declaration between Canada and the United Kingdom, endorsed by prime ministers"We will not televise it," – Ukraine’s National Broadcaster CEO refuses showing Russia-hosted World Football Cup

Chairman of the National Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC) Zurab Alasania refuses to broadcast the upcoming World Football Cup if the national team paves its way to the championship hosted by Russia.

"I will align myself with the state as for broadcasting 2018 FIFA World Cup from Russia. If the national team secures its participation in it and the state decides that they can travel to the Russian Federation and take part in it, I, as the head of the channel, even in the face of resignation, will say: 'We will not televise it.' I asked opinion of great football patriarchs, but they made a wry face and said: 'Heaven forbid Ukraine makes