The Embassy of Ukraine held the celebrations dedicated to the Day of State Flag of Ukraine, as well as the 21th anniversary of the independence of Ukraine on August 24, 2012.
The festive event was attended by representatives of the Taras Shevchenko Ukrainian community in Azerbaijan, the Ukrainian Congress of Azerbaijani, embassy staff and their families.
Ukrainian Ambassador to Azerbaijan A.P.Mischenko addressed welcome speech to the audience, rad the greetings of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine K.I.Hryshchenko addressed to foreign Ukrainians on Independence Day of Ukraine and spoke about the history of the development of the Ukrainian Statehood and the State Flag.
During the event, accompanied by the anthem of Ukraine, was held a ceremonial raising of the national flag of Ukraine.