YEREVAN, JULY 4, ARMENPRESS. Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has met with the Ambassador of Italy to Armenia Alfonso Di Rizzo.

Andreasyan’s deputies Artur Martirosyan and Alfred Kocharyan also participated in the meeting.

Noting the historical ties between Armenia and Italy, Andreasyan said that this connection has been strengthened through continuous cooperation in various sectors.

“This meeting is yet another good opportunity to expand the prospects of new cooperations. We are ready to discuss new projects and ideas,” Andreasyan said.

In turn, the Italian Ambassador said that partnership between two countries starts with cultural relations, and that Armenia’s cooperation with Italy is mostly active in the area of culture.

The Minister and the Ambassador discussed prospects of development of Armenian-Italian cultural ties as part of various events, promotion of cultural values of both countries, such as manuscripts and works of art. The Italian delegation attached importance to Armenia’s experience in manuscript restoration and the need to share practice.

Other issues of mutual interest were also discussed.