Russiahere, sincewe liveon the same continent.
Unlesswe realize thatwehave a common future
topursue, we aregoing togiveupour positions
toArab countries, SouthAmerica andChina.
Although, ifwe, the Europeans, joinour efforts,
wehave chances tomove forward successfully.
This ismyglobal thought I came to as a result of
my European integrationwork over thepast 16
years. This iswhy I support andpromote any con-
tactswith the European community.
We always talk about business, though life
is not just business. Life is also culture,music
and songs. I know that Strauss lovedKyiv and St.
Petersburg (Russia). Liszt visitedKyiv and fell in
love there. All this remains inour genes, as infor-
mation.Weoftentimes talk about general things,
whilewehave todigdeeper. Mozart’s sondied in
Lviv (Ukraine) – andwho knows about that?He
moved there, worked and lived in Lviv. These are
contacts that shouldbe remembered.
Recently I met theDirector of Dovzhenko
Studios in Kyiv. I remember, when in 1977,
inVienna, therewas a two-week Dovzhenko
film festival. That was when I got the chance
to see the first and the bestmovies filmed by
this famous Ukrainian director. By theway,
hismovie “Land”won one of the prizes at a
European festival.
– Incontrast toAustria,UnitedArab
Emiratessharenomusicalorotherculturalhis-
torywithUkraine.There isahugegap there.
However,EmiratesareakindofSwitzerland,
wherecapital flowsandwherecash flow is
immense.Today,Dubai is theworld’s third
largestgoldexchangemarket. It isbeneficial
forUkrainemove in thedirectionofboth the
UAEandEurope.
–Youmentioned Switzerland. This European
countrywas oneof the first countries that
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