BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION AND EMBASSY OF UKRAINE UNITED BY MUSIC IN JOINT EUROVISION EVENT
The Voice of Chandigarh | Travel Trade Reporter :
Dozens of guests will join Deputy High Commissioner Christina Scott and Ukraine’s Chargé d’Affaires a.i. Ivan Konovalov this evening (13 May) for a reception at the British High Commissioners’ Residence to celebrate ‘The Spirit of Eurovision 2023’. The event will honour the competition’s spirit and diversity, showcasing British and Ukrainian music and culture.
The theme of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest is ‘United by Music’. The new slogan demonstrates the unique partnership between the UK, Ukraine and host city Liverpool to bring the event to audiences across the globe and celebrate the incredible power of music to bring people together.
Guests at this evening’s reception will be served a Ukrainian and British menu, and enjoy the sounds of a Ukrainian musician playing Ukrainian and British songs. Screens will show winning Ukrainian and UK entries from previous years. The High Commissioner’s residence will be lit up in the colours of both countries’ flags to demonstrate the UK’s ongoing support for Ukraine.
Christina Scott, British Deputy High Commissioner to India, said: “It is an honour to host this reception alongside our Ukrainian friends. Eurovision is a celebration of diversity and the incredible power of music to bring communities together.”
Ivan Konovalov, Chargé d’Affaires a.i., Embassy of Ukraine, said: “It is a pleasure to share victories with the people of the UK. We have another victory to achieve together and I am confident we will. We are united for a better future.”
NOTES TO EDITORS:
· The Eurovision Song Contest is an internationally televised song-writing competition, organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and featuring participants chosen by EBU member broadcasters to represent their countries from across Europe and beyond.
- The UK is hosting the Eurovision on behalf of 2022 winners Ukraine due to the ongoing war. The UK and our international partners stand united in doing all we can to help Ukraine. Eurovision Song Contest 2023 celebrates the competition’s spirit and diversity, and honours the bravery of the people of Ukraine.
