President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has called Ukrainians to learn English language, a language of global communication.

"Ukraine is open to a modern world, and a modern world is open to Ukraine. All we must know English, which is language of global communication. Learn English – grow fast!," Poroshenko wrote on his Facebook account on Saturday.

On April 23, United Nations celebrate English Language Day. April 23 was chosen as the date for the English language because it is the anniversary of William Shakespeare's birth. The event was established by the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) in 2010 seeking "to celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity as well as to promote equal use of all six of its official working languages throughout the organization".