February 14, 2009 there were celebrations on the occasion of 63anniversary of the formation Chop border. In ceremonies attended by MayorGalyna Car, Vice Mayor Arpad Burkush and Vladimir Khizhnyakov, representativesof region administration, state administration of Uzhgorod district, Chop state institutions and organizations, as well as management of Charity Fund«Caritas-Caritas» Mukachevskoy Greek Catholic diocese .

Morning at European square there was demonstration of the technicalmeans of defence of state borders, demonstrations by themobile unit Chop border, displaying the work of trained dogs to locate drugsand weapons.

Fiels kitchen worked and everybody had an opportunity to try soldiers’food.

Celebration continued in the city House of culture. Meeting opened Chopborder commander, Lieutenant Vitaly Verbitsky.

Mayor Galyna Car during her welcome speech she noted that the residentsof our city appreciate highly selfless labour of soldiers and border guards of Chop bordertroop, wish to employees and veterans peace and success in performingdifficult, but honourable duty - the protection of state borders of anindependent Ukraine.

Mayor present handed a valuable gift. Amateurs of city House of cultureand border presented concert program at the end of celebrating program.