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  • The study of arts education in Ukraine was conducted as well with consideration of the ideas and principles of the UNESCO Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity (2001) and the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (2005), and designed to preserve and promote cultural diversity for dialogue, social cohesion and sustainable development.

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