Mykola Tochytskyi

From 1995 to 1998, Tochytskyi was the Third,[1] Second Secretary of the Embassy of Ukraine in Belgium,[1] in combination with the works with Benelux, OPCW, NATO, and the European Union.

[2] For the first time in the recent history of Ukraine, he chaired the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, and participated in the signing of the European Convention on Protection.

[5][6][7] During this period, exhibitions of Ukrainian artists, Yuriy Nahulko, Viktor Sevastyanov, and Zoy Skoropadenko took place in Strasbourg.

[17][18] As an ambassador, along with Tamara, he created a large-scale projects of cultural diplomacy and contributed to the annual treatment and rehabilitation of Ukrainian servicemen wounded during the environmental protection at Queen Astrid Military Hospital in Belgium.

[23] During Tochytskyi's term as Ambassador to Belgium and Luxembourg, Ukraine's cultural presence in almost all spheres of art has significantly increased, as painting, music, theater, cinema, and literature covered all regions of the country and the largest cities - Brussels, Luxembourg City, Antwerp, Ghent, Bruges, Arlon, Liege, Genk and others.

[28][24][4] During that period, Belgium hosted numerous meetings with contemporary Ukrainian writers, including Serhiy Zhadan, Andriy Kurkov, Oksana Zabuzhko, Maks Livin, Bohdan Kolomiychuk, Pavlo Arye, Oleh Sentsov, Iryna Karpa, Kateryna Babkina, and Gaska Shiyan.

In October 2019, a monument to Anna Kyivska, daughter of the Grand Duke of Kyiv Yaroslav, was unveiled in Arlon as part of the Queen's Way project.

[29][24] He also participated in the signing on 10 February 2021 of the Agreement between Ukraine and Belgium on the implementation of paid activities of some family members of employees of diplomatic missions and consular posts.