Armenia back on regional map at Colosseum exhibition

ArmInfo. Information was spread on social media stating  that an exhibition on the second floor of the Colosseum in Rome featured a map that omitted Armenia  from the region.

According to the information, the map was displayed at the entrance  to the exhibition complex titled Gobeklitepe: L'enigma di un luogo  sacro (Gobeklitepe: The Mystery of a Sacred Place), located on the  Colosseum's second level.

The website of the Colosseum Archaeological Park indicates that the  exhibition was organized in cooperation with the Colosseum  Archaeological Park, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the  Republic of Turkey and the Turkish Embassy in Rome.

Armenpress addressed the spokesperson of the Armenian Foreign  Ministry, Ani Badalyan, for clarification of the issue.

Badalyan stated that upon learning about the exhibition, the ministry  raised the issue with the relevant Italian authorities and organizers  through the Armenian Embassy in Rome. She added that a positive  response was received to address the matter.

"At present, Armenia is reflected on the map," she said.