In the course of the ceremony of placing flowers to the Monument of Taras Shevchenko in Washington the Head of the Ukrainian foreign policy office Borys Tarasyuk noted: “Today, on the birthday of Taras Shevchenko, all Ukrainians wherever they are, either in Ukraine or beyond its bounds, recall the Great Kobzar who dreamt of free and prosperous Ukraine. Only now his dream has come true”.
The ceremony was organized by the Embassy of Ukraine in the USA and the Ukrainian Community of Washington on the occasion of the 192nd anniversary of birth of the Great Kobzar, MFA press office reported.
Speaking before the present Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine also noted that today the Ukrainian nation has demonstrated its ability for successes and achievements which the world admires.
Touching upon the Ukrainian – American cooperation Mr Tarasyuk underlined that today the highest level of bilateral relations has been achieved since the declaration of independence of Ukraine.
