Abkhazian Institute of Culture has opened in Italy

The main objective of the Institute - the popularization of culture, art, history and traditions of the Abkhaz people abroad.

Sukhum. June 17. Apsnypress. The Opening of the first foreign Abkhazian Culture Institute named after Dmitry Gulia was held in Rome.
 
 The opening ceremony was attended by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Vyacheslav Chirikba, Deputy Minister Kan Taniya, a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Abkhazia in France Dzhemile Dündar and head of information department of the Foreign Ministry of Abkhazia Tengiz Tarba.
 
 The main objective of the Institute is to promote culture, art, history and traditions of the Abkhaz people abroad.
 
 After the opening ceremony, there were held a press conference of Vyacheslav Chirikba and the inauguration of the Association "Europe-Abkhazia" office.
 
The Association «Europe-Abkhazia", ​​which was established on September 16, 2015, is the first organization to officially registered in Europe with Abkhaz passports.
 
 Another highlight of the day was the presentation of the first issue of a quarterly newspaper "Abkhazia today", which will be published in four languages: Abkhaz, Russian, Italian and English.
 
The event was attended by representatives of the diplomatic corps of the Russian Federation and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela accredited to the Republic of Italy and the Vatican and representatives of the public and scientific community of Italy.