Some guests to attend First Ladies and Gentlemen Summit online

"Some guests will arrive in Kyiv, some will join online, some will record a video addresses about their intention to join in the future. I think colleagues from the Baltic states – Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia – will definitely arrive," President's wife Olena Zelenska said in an interview with the FOCUS media outlet, Ukrinform reports.

In addition, Zelenska noted that the summit would be attended not only by first ladies and gentlemen but also by world experts and representatives of international organizations.

According to her, the main topics of the meeting will be health care, education, equal opportunities in new conditions.

"The most pressing topic around the world is the post-COVID reality. The world has changed, we are facing a great crisis, and now the new reality needs new coordinates. We will discuss this at meetings," Zelenska said.

According to her, the Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen is a new type of event in the context of world humanitarian policy and soft power diplomacy. Zelenska noted that she sought to create a platform for meeting, exchanging experiences, joining forces in humanitarian, social, and cultural projects.

As reported, the Kyiv Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen will take place in Kyiv on August 23, on the eve of Ukraine's Independence Day. The event is organized on the initiative of First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska.

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