On March 9, in Lebanon, the events dedicated to the 206th anniversary of Taras Shevchenko's birth took place in the Ukrainian Park near the Embassy of Ukraine. The main one was the opening of the first element of the sculptural composition dedicated to Kobzar - a stone block with the "Testament" in Arabic translated by the Lebanese writer Mikhail Nuayme. The program of the celebration also included the recitation by children of the Ukrainian-Lebanese community of the "Testament" in the languages of the world and a competition of children's drawings dedicated to the works of Taras Shevchenko. The events were supported by the Embassy of Ukraine in Lebanon, the Community of Ukrainians of Lebanon and the Municipality of Baabda