Friends!

Yesterday I had the great honor to present the award "The future of the nation" to two talented singers from Israel - Taly and Emily Cooper.

Taly is around 9 years old, Emily - 13, but they have already managed to take part in dozens of different competitions and talent shows. They have charming voices, strong and bright. I got a special pleasure when listened to their singing. Not surprisingly, the girls received the Grand Prix of the "Academy of Music Junoir».

The award ceremony took place during the New Year's concert "Carnival extravaganza." And believe me, it was really amazing. Talented children from all over Ukraine, who were able to represent their country at various competitions in Europe, performed Christmas hits.

I heard their voices for a while, watched the action on stage and received great pleasure. The future of Ukraine is fine. It is in our talented children, who we need to appreciate.

I am proud that the girls from Israel perfectly performed in Ukraine, but also proud of Ukrainian children, who also brilliantly represented their country abroad. This is the cultural exchange that can change the current understanding of each other by the nations.