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    AMBASSADOR: ITALY IS INTERESTED IN RESTORING ARMENIAN MONUMENTS

    Regnum, Russia
    Aug. 30, 2006

    >From August 30 to September 16, an International Conference Archaeology
    and Monuments' Restoration is being held in Armenia with the help of
    the Italian government.

    As a REGNUM correspondent reports, Italian Ambassador Marco Clemente
    has said in his opening address that the Italian government attaches
    much significance to the Armenian-Italian cooperation. "Italy is
    interested in restoring and preserving Armenian monuments, first,
    because Armenia is rich with architectural hits, second, the vast
    experience of Italian specialists will help Armenian colleagues in
    preserving architectural monuments. The Italian government is sure
    that architecture is one of priority spheres of the Armenia-Italian
    cooperation," the ambassador announced adding that Armenia's oil is
    human resources - professionals, experts in culture.

    In his turn, Armenia's Deputy Minister of Culture and Youth Affairs
    Gagik Gyurjyan noted that for Armenian colleagues, experience of Italy
    in methods of restoring wall painting is very important. "Italy is
    rich in monumental heritage, and its specialists in architecture have
    no match," he said.

    The Archaeology and Monuments' Restoration panel is organized by
    Armenia's Ministry for Culture and Youth Affairs, Italian Embassy
    to Armenia, the Center for Studying and Ratifying the Armenian
    Culture, historical department of Yerevan State University. Leading
    archaeologists, restores, architects, designers, experts in restoring
    wall paintings participate in it. The Italian government granted
    30,000 euro to hold the event.
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