Ukrainian Days of Culture to be held in Azerbaijan
By Sabina Idayatova
The grand opening of the Ukrainian Days of Culture in Azerbaijan
will be held in the capital Baku on June 17 at the Azerbaijan State
Philharmonic Hall.
The Ukrainian Embassy in Azerbaijan said that the Days of Culture will run in Baku and Hajigabul on June 16-19.
Performance of the world-famous Ukrainian dance ensemble named after P.Virskiy, as well as Ukraine Today photo exhibition and presentation of a unique cultural project, "Amber mosaics", will be held as part of the event.
The Days of Culture will be held in accordance with the action plan on comprehensive cooperation between Azerbaijan and Ukraine for 2011-2015, signed by the presidents of the two countries.
Earlier, Azerbaijani Days of Culture were held in Ukraine. The event, which took place from May 31 to June 6, 2012, featured concerts and performances in Kiev and Odessa.
Diplomatic relations between Azerbaijan and Ukraine were established in 1992. The two countries have signed over 80 agreements on friendship, cooperation and partnership.
Azerbaijan and Ukraine have established close cooperation within the framework of the UN, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) and other organizations. The two countries support each other's principled positions in international organizations.