The President of Ukraine Victor Yushchenko congratulated Vitaly Dokalenko on designation of NTCU President

The President of Ukraine reported that after long and repeated interviews with several candidates to the post of the National Television Company of Ukraine President, he realized how responsible and large the company is. It requires serious reforms done by experienced TV journalist and manager. Moreover the head of the National Television Company must be politically unbiased.

Yushchenko said he was convinced that Vitaly Dokalenko would manage to consolidate the team andreform NTCU the way it would function as public television. He noted that parliament should soon approve a bill on public television.

Then he wished the newly appointed president “to keep the most professional workers and preserve all achievements of the team that has been working under Taras Stetskiv in the past eight months.”