The Tavrida members met the guest of honor with the performance of the legendary hit of the Queen group "We Will Rock You" and asked if he was visiting Crimea for the first time.
"This is not my first visit to Crimea. Right now I am not on an official visit. We do not travel our country on official visits!" the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said and offered to have a talk with the youth.
During the talks, young artists spoke about the art cluster, asked questions and even invited the Minister to the Tavrida.ART festival, which will take place in Kapsel Bay near Sudak on September 8-12. Young talents from 66 regions of the country gathered for a meeting with Sergei Lavrov. The "Delicious Jazz" educational session brought together professional jazzmen and chefs, as well as photographers and videographers.
"It has long been established that appetite dances to good music. You have the perfect combination of musicians and gastronomic masters here," Sergey Lavrov said.
According to the Minister, projects like the Tavrida art cluster make an invaluable contribution to human capital and the development of our country. He urged the participants of the session to develop their international relations and establish interaction with similar youth projects abroad.
"Our Ministry, and me personally, will be ready to actively promote these contacts. First, it will enrich your own ideas. And secondly, this will be a real contribution to our foreign policy, because the importance of public diplomacy in all its forms has grown immeasurably now," Lavrov stressed.
He also suggested organizing a contest on the topic of a possible exchange of projects with the countries of Europe and Asia "under the auspices of events that symbolize friendly ties between Russia and partner countries."
In addition, the "Tavridavites" were asking the Minister simple human questions: his attitude to charity and volunteering. Professional chefs wanted to know the taste preferences of the Foreign Minister, and it turned out that Lavrov's favorite dish is borscht. On departure the minister was presented with a symbolic souvenir from Tavrida with the image of one of the symbols of the art cluster − the "Man by the Sea" art installation.