On March 20, 2023, an online meeting was held between the Minister of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine Oleksandr Tkachenko and his deputies: Anastasia Bondar and Taras Shevchenko with the Minister of Culture and Equality of the Kingdom of Norway Anetta Trettebergstuen. The parties discussed cooperation in the spheres of culture, cultural heritage and media.

"We are grateful for the solidarity of Norwegians with Ukraine, in particular, for the support of Ukrainian culture. After all, the Russians are fighting precisely against our identity, they are destroying everything Ukrainian. To date, the Russians have already destroyed more than 1,322 cultural sites. The Ministry is ready to be the bridge that will help cooperation between Ukrainian and Norwegian cultural institutions. We also appreciate the attention of the Norwegian side to the recognition of the Holodomor as a genocide of the Ukrainian people and hope for a positive resolution of this issue already this week," said Oleksandr Tkachenko, Minister of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine.

MKIP is looking forward to cooperation with Norway in the following areas: digitization of culture; protection, preservation and restoration of cultural heritage; supporting the activities of Ukrainian cultural institutions, artists and creative industries working in Ukraine; media support and joint fight against Russian propaganda. In addition, the Ukrainian side is interested in cultural exchanges and a broad presentation of Ukrainian culture in the Kingdom of Norway and the world.

"It is extremely important to support our artists who, despite the war, remained and create in Ukraine. Among the tools: assistance to the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation, the Ukrainian Institute of Books, grants," said Oleksandr Tkachenko.

In the context of supporting Ukrainian culture, attention needs to be paid to projects related to: replenishment of Norwegian library funds with modern Ukrainian literature, transfer of Ukrainian-language and translated Ukrainian literature to libraries within the framework of the "Ukrainian Bookshelf" project. This is a joint project of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ICIP, MES of Ukraine, Ukrainian Book Institute under the patronage of First Lady Olena Zelenska. Continuation of the project of introducing Ukrainian-language audio guides in Norwegian museums. This project is also implemented under the patronage of First Lady Olena Zelenska.

Among the participants of the meeting: representatives of the Ministry of Culture and Equality of the Kingdom of Norway and the Embassy of Ukraine in the Kingdom of Norway, the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine.