Tkachenko promises as head of Culture Ministry to deal with religion issues
Alexander Tkachenko said what steps he will take as Minister of Culture of Ukraine. Photo: zik.ua
On June 1, 2020, the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee for Humanitarian and Information Policy and the Honorary President of 1 + 1 Media, Alexander Tkachenko, promised as Minister of Culture of Ukraine to deal with religious issues, reports the UNN news agency.
“I think that we will return to the discussion that we started before the coronavirus regarding inviting scientists to talk about the sensitive issues that society faces – language, religion, history and the like. And only after such a professional discussion, we can take any concrete steps,” said Tkachenko.
He also promised, within the framework of the law on national minorities, "to look for things that unite society rather than divide".
On June 1, it became known that Alexander Tkachenko was nominated for the post of Minister of Culture of Ukraine.
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