Cultural diplomacy: there is « great potential for cooperation » between Morocco and Ukraine
The two countries have « great potential » for cooperation to be explored in the cultural field in general and in the museum field in particular, Kuleba said in a statement to the press after his talks with the president of the National Museums Foundation ( FNM), Mehdi Qotbi, during a visit to the Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMVI) in Rabat.
» In addition to economy, trade and politics, there is great potential for cooperation between our two countries in the field of culture, » added the Ukrainian minister, saying he was « greatly convinced » of the importance of » cultural diplomacy » in the anchoring of Ukrainian culture and art in Morocco and vice versa.
« Despite the war, we continue to work to promote Ukrainian culture and art around the world , » he said, adding that it is in this perspective that the desire to strengthen cooperation between the museum institutions of the two countries.
» We aspire to see more Moroccans in Ukraine and more Ukrainians in Morocco « , he concluded.
In a similar statement, Qotbi indicated that the visit of the Ukrainian minister comes to reaffirm the importance of « cultural diplomacy » to build bridges between Morocco and Ukraine.
» Ukraine, like Morocco, is a great nation with great cultural wealth« , he said, adding that this meeting will examine the possibilities of cooperation between the museums of the two countries, so as to « bring a little light, peace and serenity through art and culture. « .
On this occasion, Kuleba visited the exhibition « Arab Modernities: Museum Collection of the Arab World Institute », inaugurated last March 1 at the MMVI. Detailed explanations were given to the head of Ukrainian diplomacy on the exhibited paintings representing 18 countries
Kuleba, on a working visit to the Kingdom, had talks during the same day with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Living Abroad, Nasser Bourita.
