On September 16, the Minister of Culture and Strategic Communications of Ukraine Mykola Tochytskyi held an online meeting with the Minister of Canadian Heritage Pascale St-Onge.
Canada reaffirmed its readiness to continue supporting Ukraine by assisting in educational initiatives and cultural projects. In particular, Minister Pascale St-Onge emphasized the importance of cooperation in protecting national heritage and museum projects, such as the construction of the National Holodomor-Genocide Museum.
“We would like to develop a partnership between Ukraine and Canada in these spheres. As a country that has been fighting disinformation and propaganda for many years, we are ready to share our experience with our colleagues and allies, whom we respect very much. Unfortunately, we are now losing a lot because of this war, Russia is constantly destroying our national heritage. We need expertise in many areas not only to evacuate them, but also to provide the necessary services related to this evacuation, as well as to include all the objects that have been destroyed since 2014 create, into our digital catalogue,” Mykola Tochytskyi said.
In addition, Ministers Mykola Tochytskyi and Pascale St-Onge discussed the need to strengthen the fight against information aggression, which threatens the objective coverage of events in Ukraine and the world.
“Our government has stood with Ukraine every step of the way through this illegal and unjustified Russian invasion. Canada and our government will stand with you every step of the way in this fight. Serious concerns around foreign interference and disinformation are ones we share deeply. We will work with you with tools, resources and support because Ukraine must be able to preserve its independence and culture,” Minister St-Onge emphasized.
This meeting is an important step towards strengthening international partnership in the field of strategic communications and cultural projects.
