Meeting of President of Ukraine with the teachers of Kyoto university

President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovich, 4-th from the right, during meeting with faculty and students of Kyoto University that took place within the framework of the visit of Viktor Yanukovich to Japan, in Kyoto (Japan), on Thursday, January 20, 2011. President of Ukraine Victor Yanukovich expresses a wish that “Ukrainian cherry tree and Japanese sakura blossom together in garden of mankind”. Viktor Yanukovich noted that sakura is a symbol of Japan. “A Ukrainian cherry tree has always been a poetic symbol of Ukraine. I want that Ukrainian cherry tree and Japanese sakura blossom together in garden of mankind filling each other with beauty”, said the President at the end of his speech. Photo by Andrey Mosienko / UNIAN / POOL