On 27 November 2019, H.E. Raja Dato’ Reza Raja Zaib Shah, Ambassador of Malaysia to Ukraine attended the launching of the 20th edition of Ukraine’s Annual Diplomatic Book and the 75th anniversary of the International Relations Institute, Taras Shevchenko National University Kyiv held at the university. More than 200 guests including members of the diplomatic corps, Ukrainian government officials, academicians, scholars and students were present at the event. The year book is produced by the Directorate General for Rendering Services to Diplomatic Missions (GDIP). GDIP is a state-owned enterprise providing a full range of services to diplomatic missions in Ukraine. This year’s annual book has a wide range of articles and interviews on international and regional issues including current and emerging geopolitical trends contributed by several scholars and ambassadors including by the Malaysian Ambassador. At the ceremony, speeches were delivered among others by Mr. Valery Kopiika, Director of the Institute, Mr. Pavlo Kryvonos, Director General of GDIP, Ms. Alina Frolova, Deputy Minister of Defence of Ukraine and Ambassadors from Belgium, Brazil, Malaysia, Slovakia and Turkey.
