On 20 September, 2016 in a solemn hall of the historic building "Town Hall" Embassy of Ukraine in Lithuania held a reception on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Independence of Ukraine.

Among the numerous guests of the reception were the first Chairman of the Supreme Council of Lithuania, professor V.Landsbergis, Deputy Head of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania G.Kirkilas, members of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania A.Kubilius and E.Zingeris, Minister of National Defence of the Republic of Lithuania J.Olekas, Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania T.Žilinskas, Chief of Defense of Lithuania Lt.J.Žukas, Chief adviser to the President on foreign policy N.Aleksiejūnas, officials of the Government and Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, representatives of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Lithuania, diplomats, representatives of the political and business circles of Lithuania, Ukrainian community of Lithuania and Lithuanian society.

Ambassador of Ukraine to the Republic of Lithuania Volodymyr Yatsenkivskyi delivered speech to the participants of the event.

In the framework of the event the National Anthems of Ukraine and Lithuania sounded, performed by pianist and scientist, the winner of the international competition, associate professor of the National Music Academy in Kyiv named after P.I.Tchaikovskyi Igor Savchuk, the solemn opening of the exhibition of the masters of Petrykivka national decorative painting Valentyna Panko, Anastasiia and Roksolana Chudnivets was held as well as workshop of this national art form, included on December 5, 2013 to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.