First Lady of Ukraine thanks Azerbaijan's Ministry of Culture

First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska has expressed her gratitude to the Ministry of Culture of Azerbaijan in her exclusive interview with Report's Eastern European bureau.

"Today we are all ambassadors of our culture, no matter to which country the war has thrown us. We carry with us our language, tradition, music and literature. Through our culture we clearly show what we are fighting for, what we stand for, what our values are.

"Therefore, the projects I launched before the war are not just relevant - they have gained additional meaning. For example, Ukrainian-language audio guides in cultural landmarks of the world, which we have already launched in 35 countries, are no longer a convenient tourist option, it is a sign that Ukraine and the civilized world have a common language - the language of culture. By the way, such guides are also available in Azerbaijan, one of the first Ukrainian-language audio guides under my initiative appeared at the National Carpet Museum in Baku in August 2020, and recently we opened our second audio guide in the Gobustan National Park, for which I am extremely grateful to our diplomats and the Ministry of Culture of Azerbaijan. I dream that the next audio guide in Azerbaijan will appear in the Heydar Aliyev Centre," Zelenska said.

The full interview with the First Lady of Ukraine is available here.