The Minister of Culture and Strategic Communications of Ukraine Mykola Tochytsky discussed with the Ambassador of the Republic of India in Ukraine Ravi Shankar the prospects of Ukrainian-Indian cooperation in the field of culture and information.
“We are grateful to Indian journalists for media support in covering the situation in Ukraine, especially in the cultural sphere. This is very important for us. We are also interested in establishing direct cooperation between Ukrainian and Indian media companies,” Tochytskyi was quoted as saying by the agency’s press service.
The Minister also outlined the key directions and projects that require support from foreign partners, in particular, it is about the Translate Ukraine support program for translations of Ukrainian literature, the implementation of cultural projects in India “Ukrainian Bookshelf” and Ukrainian-language audio guides in leading museums and cultural objects. as well as the project “National bookshelves in Ukrainian libraries”.
In turn, the ambassador stated that cultural diplomacy is an important component of cooperation between Ukraine and India, and the cooperation itself should be mutually active.
According to him, the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) is ready to help promote cultural projects at the international level, which opens up new opportunities for cooperation.”
“We are open to cooperation, in particular, regarding the promotion of Ukrainian books, as well as the joint implementation of other cultural initiatives,” Shankar emphasized.
