On October 3, the Minister of Culture and Strategic Communications of Ukraine, Mykola Tochytskyi, met with His Beatitude Metropolitan Epiphanius of Kyiv and All Ukraine at his residence.
During the meeting, which was also attended by Metropolitan Yevstratii of Bila Tserkva, the parties discussed a number of important issues, including countering the destruction of Ukrainian national identity by the russian aggressor and preserving the cultural heritage of our nation.
Mykola Tochytskyi and Metropolitan Epiphanius agreed to continue cooperation between the state and the religious community to unite Ukrainians during the war, and to make joint efforts to counter the challenges posed by the aggressive ideology of the «russian world».