MOSCOW, December 14. /TASS/. The press conference dedicated to the announcement of the official program of the Russia-UK Year of Language and Literature 2016 is taking place on Wednesday December 16 at 12:00 at TASS press centre.

The event is attended by the Russian president's envoy for International Cultural Cooperation Mikhail Shvydkoi, Director General of the British Council Kieron Dewan, Director of the British Council in Russia Michael Bird, Deputy Minister of Education and Science Veniamin Kaganov and Deputy Head of the Federal Agency for Press and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation Vladimir Grigoriev.