On 25 May 2021, for the first time in the history of the bilateral relations between Ukraine and Kuwait Ukrainian Embassy successfully held an online conference «Ukrainian literature entering Kuwait book market».
The online event was organized in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and Ukrainian Book Institute to promote Ukrainian literature (translated into Arabic) in Kuwait book market.
Around 50 people partook in the conference which was also aimed at establishing a direct contact between Ukrainian and Kuwaiti stakeholders in the book publishing process – writers, translators, biggest Ukrainian and Kuwaiti publishing houses. Crucial experts among 12 speakers confirmed their interest in holding further individual negotiations with their Ukrainian or Kuwaiti counterparts and discussing possible launch of common literary and translation projects.