The celebration of the Norwegian Constitution Day was held in the heart of the capital! The Embassy was the initiator of the reception.
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassadors of Australia, Belgium, the UK, Denmark, Canada, Cyprus, Lebanon, Romania, Serbia, Finland, France, Croatia, Czech Republic, members of the Government of Ukraine, public figures attended the celebration to express their respect and personally congratulated the friendly country.
The Ambassador Ole Terje Horpestad in his welcoming speech noted:
“Our constitution is one of the oldest. Over the past 2 centuries, the Constitution has certainly been modernized, but its basic principles remained unchanged and, for the Norwegians, the Constitution is an important symbol of independence and freedom. But it is also about inclusion, tolerance and respect, diversity, values that are fundamental to democratic societies”.
The head of the Norwegian Embassy in Ukraine also noted that, while in Ukraine, the diplomat watches its people fighting for their sovereign right to choose the future of the country and Norway supports the European choice, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.
On May 17, 1814 the main document of the Kingdom was adopted. This year, the state celebrates the 205th anniversary of the adoption of the country's Constitution, this day coincides with Independence Day. Demonstrations and parades in national dress are held in the capital and other cities of Norway. This year wearing traditional costume Ole Terje Khorpestad and his wife met guests in Kyiv.
Have a look at the photos from the diplomatic reception OUTLOOK in our gallery:
The Times newspaper edition recognized Ålesund as the most beautiful town in Norway. It is not without reason: wayward sea, mesmerizing northern nature, famous fjords, fabulous multi-coloured houses in the Art Nouveau style and the legendary Trolls' Path, beckon those wishing to see the stunning wild landscapes.
The closer winter holidays are, the louder all-nation weeping for the lost charms of New Year night is. Rains, fogs, and ordinary tiredness obstructed the way of joy into city, and fairy-tale stands back at the North, in far Lapland. The shivering glow of the polar lights fleshes out the ancient tales and blows off the golden dust from the holiday cards...
Full set of Norwegian national outfit can be traded for a pretty immodest car. Offspring of Vikings habitually create their bunads, decorated with elaborate embroideries, only manually thus investing a lost of effort and patience in it. Sure enough, they dont wear helmets with horns anymore, but their folk dress still doesnt lack splendor.
After the legendary Frenchman Jacques-Yves Cousteau and his colleagues invented and perfected self-contained underwater breathing apparatus, scuba diving firmly entered the list of the most popular, but unfortunately, unsafe hobbies. OUTLOOK warns and talks about the most extreme places to do scuba diving.
Australian Ambassador to Ukraine Bruce Edwards in his appeal on the occasion National Day addressed the main challenges that Australia faced in 2020 and also assured that "together, we will make a difference".
On November 18 Director-General of the OUTLOOK Project and a public figure Daria Kariakina participated as an expert in a cross-border project European Values and Cultural Diplomacy: Youth Meetings Ukraine – Georgia.
The International Golf Tournament "Ambassador’s Cup" is a sporting event for diplomatic guests has been organised by GDIP together with "Kozyn" Golf Center for several consecutive years.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Commonwealth of Australia Melissa O’Rourke welcomed the guests of honor on 27 January on the occasion if the National Day . Ambassadors of India, Belgium, Greece, Afghanistan, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Switzerland, Slovenia and diplomats from other countries were invited.
On January 27, the Embassy of India organized a reception to mark the 71st Day of the Republic of India. India gained independence from colonial occupation on August 15, 1947, and the Constitution of modern and independent India came into force on January 26, 1950. This day became the history of the state and has been celebrated since that times.
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Croatia to Ukraine, Ms. Anica Djamić, organized a concert in Kyiv on the occasion of Croatia's presidency of the Council of the EU. Friends and partners of the diplomatic institution as well as statesmen visited the philharmonic.
On the occasion of the Sudan National Day, a diplomatic reception took place in the capital of Ukraine, gathering at one of the five-star Kyiv hotels heads of diplomatic missions, regional and international organizations accredited to Ukraine, Ukrainian officials and Sudanese students studying in Ukraine.
On January 14, 2020, the International Conference “Turkmenistan and International Organizations: Cooperation for Peace and Development” dedicated to the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the permanent Neutrality of Turkmenistan in the year of 2020 marked by “Turkmenistan – Home of Neutrality” has started in Ashgabat.
Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia to Ukraine and OUTLOOK project on December 23, 2019 in the creative space "Art Prichal" within the framework of the OUTLOOK WORLD CULTURE FESTIVAL hold FEEL Indonesia special event on December 23, 2019 in the creative space "Art Prichal".
A meeting of representatives of the diplomatic sphere with students took place at the Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in Ukraineat the end of December. The School of Young Ukrainian Diplomat ofthe Institute of International Relations of KNU n.a.Taras Shevchenko ...
On December 4, 2019, a diplomatic reception on the occasion of the Independence Day of the Republic of Kazakhstan was held in the capital. Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Latvia, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Belarus and Hungary, representatives of state institutions and international organizations...
On November 30, 2019, at the Olympic Stadium, the International Women's Club of Kyiv (IWCK), a non-governmental non-profit organization founded in 1992, organized a traditional Charity Bazzar in order to raise funds to help orphans, the elderly, children with special needs and internally displaced persons from eastern Ukraine .
A diplomatic reception organized by the Romanian Embassy in Ukraine took place in Kyiv. Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassadors of Israel, Estonia, Germany, Turkey, France and diplomats from other countries visited the event to celebrate the founding moment in the history of modern Romania - the Great Union of 1918.
Chefs from the RSA Andile Somdaka and Mahlomola Thamae, who came as the special guests of the Feel South Africa initiative within the framework of the festival of the cultures of the peoples of the world OUTLOOK WORLD CULTURE FESTIVAL...
On November 21, OUTLOOK together with the Embassy of the Republic of South Africa in Ukraine carried out the FEEL SOUTH AFRICA project within the framework of the festival of the cultures of the world OUTLOOK WORLD CULTURE FESTIVAL.
