The organizers received
assistance from 5,000 volunteers, including 100 UN volunteers, Sergei Kiriyenko
said.
SOCHI,
October 22. /TASS/. Russia’s First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential
Administration and head of the Russian organizing committee of the World
Festival of Youth and Students Sergei Kiriyenko gave positive comments on the
event’s results.
"
The
festival was a success as a big international event," he said.
"Almost 25,000 young people from 188 countries have participated in
it."
The
organizers received assistance from 5,000 volunteers, including 100 UN
volunteers, he added.
"The
total number of people we have accredited is 67,670," he said.
The
XIX World Festival of Youth and Students began in Moscow on October 14 with a
carnival. The main events took place at the Sochi Olympic Park on October
15-22. The festival featured young professionals in various spheres, aged
between 18 and 35 from more than 180 countries. Russia’s other cities also
hosted the holiday. The forum’s 2,000 foreign participants during the first
three days visited 15 Russian regions.
The
Russian news agency TASS is the festival’s general information partner and
official photo host.
Source: ITAR-TASS 22-10-2017
