Armenia`s minister of education and science meets with outgoing  Italian ambassador to Armenia 

ArmInfo. Yesterday, the  Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of the Republic of  Armenia Zhanna Andreasyan received the Ambassador of the Italian  Republic to the Republic of Armenia Alfonso Di Rizzo, who is  completing his mission in the country. 

As reported by the press service of the RA MESCS, Deputy Minister  Artur Martirosyan also took part in the meeting. During the meeting,  Zhanna Andreasyan thanked the Ambassador for his effective work aimed  at developing cooperation between Armenia and Italy. The Minister  emphasized the importance of the implemented joint initiatives in the  field of archeology, restoration of historical and cultural  monuments, museums, music, cinema, expressing confidence in the  existence of great potential for cooperation in the field of  education, including in the general education system. The activities  of the Armenian studies centers operating in Italy were touched upon.

Alfonso Di Rizzo, in turn, noted that it was a great honor for him to  carry out a diplomatic mission. He also emphasized that he had spent  many years of hard work in Armenia, during which many initiatives  were implemented in the interests of Armenia and the deepening of  relations between Armenia and Italy. 

Touching upon the already implemented programs in the field of  culture, it was noted that the National Art Gallery of Armenia opened  an exhibition "Fragments of Italian Art in Armenia", where  masterpieces of such masters as Donatello, Tintoretto, Guercino,  Canaletto and Canova were presented. On the occasion of the 30th  anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the  Republic of Armenia and the Italian Republic, a traveling exhibition  of "Perugino" panels was also presented. The National Academic Opera  and Ballet Theater named after Giuseppe Verdi's "La Traviata" was  staged at Spendiaryan's, Armenian films were screened at Italian film  festivals, and a number of Armenian ensembles, choirs and dance  groups, as well as individual performers, regularly performed in  various cities of Italy.