ARMENIAN-ITALIAN THREE-YEAR CULTURAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT
IS OVER IN 2006, WITH THREE BIG EVENTS
13-10-2006 13:10:00 | Armenia | Culture
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 13, NOYAN TAPAN. The October 12 joint
press conference of Hasmik Poghosian, the RA Minister of Culture
and Youth Issues and Marco Clemente, the Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Italy to Armenia was
dedicated to presenting the Italian cultural events to be held
in Armenia in October, November and December.
In Minister H.Poghosian's words, as a result of the
Armenian-Italian cultural cooperation formed still since 1998,
wonderful traditions were created which are year by year more
strehgthened owing to the Embassy of Italy to Armenia.
She mentioned that starting just from the first years of
cooperation, the Italian government gives scholarships to
students of Armenia in the sphere of studying the humanities,
for re-training of specialists of the museum affair and
restoration.
Ambassador Marco Clemente emphasized that during his
three-year officiating he again was assured that the
Armenian-Italian relations are first of all based on culture.
Those peoples having millennial cultural history created during
centuries cultural values of world importance.
"Our duty is to make today the Italian culture reachable to
wide sections of the society. The Armenian government helps us
in that affair, providing with technical means," M.Clemente
mentioned.
In the Italian diplomate's words, the term of the
three-year cultural cooperation program signed between the two
countries' governments in 2003 finishes with the 3 big cultural
events to take place in Yerevan during the last 3 months of
2006. Mr.Clemente also said that Francesca Selva modern ballet
group with "Confi.dance" modern dance will perform on October 14
at the Al.Spendiarian Opera and Ballet National Academic
Theater.
A retrospective show of modern Italian films will be
organized in one of the Yerevan cinemas in November. And
G.Verdi's "Otello" opera will be performed at the joint concert
of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Armenia and famous Italian
soloists.