The Head of the Office of the President, Andriy Yermak, took part in a videoconference with Chinese cultural and scientific figures within the framework of the “I Am with You” international project of Ukraine and China in support of peace. The title of the project coincides with the name of the song “I Am with You”, which was composed in February 2020 by the Ukrainian composer Myroslav Skoryk to the words of a Chinese poet to support the people and doctors of China in their fight against coronavirus.
Andriy Yermak noted that the contribution of cultural diplomacy to the process of building peace is very important because art unites people, and added that Ukraine values cooperation with China.
“President Zelenskyy has proposed a Peace Formula. And since Russia does not have the goodwill to stop the war, the international community must force it to do so. We ask you, dear Chinese friends, to spread the idea of holding the Summit and the information about it, to spread the idea of the need to support Ukraine and the Ukrainian Peace Formula,” he said.
The Head of the Presidential Office emphasized that the Ukrainian Peace Formula is based on the UN Charter. That is why it is very important to involve the maximum number of leaders of states that respect international law, including the countries of the Global South and China.
Zhao Yongqiang, the Chairman of Zhejiang Yongchang Ledi Cultural Tourism Development Company, and Yang Heping, the President of Tchaikovsky International Academy of Music and Art, Hengshui University, both noted that they want to continue strengthening cultural and educational exchange between our two countries.
"I sincerely hope that Ukraine will be able to achieve peace and that the children of both nations will be able to study under a peaceful sky. I hope that the war will end as soon as possible and that our project will continue and be successful," Zhao Yongqiang said.
Sun Qing, a representative of Chinese students and postgraduates of the Ukrainian National Tchaikovsky Academy of Music, stressed the importance of implementing the points of the Ukrainian Peace Formula.