#KyivNotKiev: the first airport in the middle East changed the spelling of Kiev

KIEV. March 14. UNN. The capital and largest city of Lebanon – Beirut, became the first middle Eastern city where the international airport began to use the correct name of Kiev. About this Twitter informs the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine on the page on Twitter, reports UNN.

“Beirut (Lebanon) became the first middle Eastern city where the international airport began to use the correct name of the capital of Ukraine #KyivNotKiev”, – stated in the message.

In addition, the Ukrainian Embassy in Lebanon released a picture of the airport where you can see the correct name of Kiev.

“At the airport in Beirut, our capital city already served in the correct transliteration – Kyiv”, – said the diplomat.

As reported UNN, earlier Vilnius international airport began to use the spelling of Kyiv and Lviv in accordance with the Ukrainian spelling of Kyiv and Lviv.

At the airport in Beirut, our capital city already served in the correct transliteration – Kyiv pic.twitter.com/pA0vN1Ihjw

– UKR_Emb in Lebanon (@UKRinLBN) March 13, 2019.