Ukraine's Culture Minister Yevhen Nyschuk and Minister of Education, Culture and Research of Moldova Monica Babuc have signed the Cooperation Program of Ukraine and Moldova in the field of culture until 2021.

According to the press service of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine, the program, signed in Kyiv on Thursday, is designed for 2017-2021.

"The signing of the cooperation program is a very important step for further cultural cooperation between our countries. We are opening new prospects for the creation of modern art projects in cooperation with the Republic of Moldova. I am convinced that this will create a completely new range of opportunities in all spheres of social and cultural life of our countries," Nyschuk said.

The program provides for the exchange of experience in the development of creative industries; cooperation with the aim of activating the cinematographic production and development of the audiovisual sphere; cultural exchange and cooperation in the field of theater, music, pictorial, variety and circus art, cinema, library and museum business; assistance in establishing direct contacts between educational institutions in the field of culture and art of both countries and the implementation of cultural and educational programs; exchange of experience on the introduction of advanced technologies in the field of cultural values.