On February 1, 2012 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the United Arab Emirates Yuriy Polurez attended the opening ceremony of the festival of Eastern European Arts and Music in Doha.
Ukrainian Veryovka National Academic Folk Chorus put on the first show on the stage of National Theater of Qatar.
The event which will run until February 7 also involves representatives of Croatia, Macedonia, Poland and Albania.
Yuriy Polurez noted that the participation of the Ukrainian team in the festival would push for further development of cultural ties between Ukraine and Qatar.