On December 22nd, a meeting of representatives of the local Ukrainian community took place at the premises of Embassy of Ukraine in the State of Kuwait.
09 January 2013 09:02
The event was held on occasion of celebrating the first anniversary of the creation of the Public Union of Ukrainian-Kuwaiti Friendship, Day of Ukrainian Diplomacy, Christmas and New Year holidays.
During the meeting the Union, uniting Ukrainians who live in Kuwait as well as citizens of the emirate and other Arab countries, had summarized their common activities during 2012.
Among the special achievements under the auspices of the Minister of Information, Minister of State for Youth Affairs of Kuwait, Sheikh Salman S.As-Sabah the first "International shooting competition", festive evenings devoted to the Day of Constitution of Ukraine, Victory Day and the memory of the great Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko, common watching of the matches of the football championship finals Euro-2012, a contest of the national cuisine on the occasion of Easter were marked.
With the assistance of the Union, which activity is coordinated by Mrs. Svitlana Arndt, a delegation of Kuwaiti children for the first time introduced emirate at the 11th Festival "Let's change the world for the better", held in summer 2012 in the International Children's Center "Artek" (Ukraine).
Participants on the meeting discussed in particular further steps of the Public Union of Ukrainian-Kuwaiti Friendship in the next 2013 year.
