THERESA Villiers visited Londonderry on Saturday to lend her support to the inaugural UK City of Culture for 2013.
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland visited the Void Gallery, one of the main venues for the programme’s key events and met with one of the artist Rita Duffy.
Ms Villiers also viewed the venue which will showcase the prestigious Turner Prize later this year.
During her tour, Ms Villiers said: “City of Culture will be a great showcase not only for the city, but for Northern Ireland and the whole of the UK. I hope that the many wonderful events planned for this year will deliver a lasting legacy, both culturally and economically.
“It has the potential to provide a real boost to the city through increased tourism, jobs and regeneration and most importantly through relationships, by bringing people together and building on the huge progress that has been made in Northern Ireland and throughout these islands over the past two decades.”
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