Chirikba: culture is the power that opens many doors

Deputy Foreign Minister of Abkhazia Kan Taniya spoke on the opening of the Abkhazian Culture Institute of D. Gulia in Rome at the press conference.

Sukhum. June 28. Apsnypress. Irena Dzhopua.  The grand opening of the first overseas Abkhazian Culture Institute of D. Gulia took place in Rome.
 
 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia Kan Taniya said that the main goal of the institute is to popularize the history, culture, art and traditions of the Abkhaz people. "All this we will carry through the implementation of various cultural events in Italy", - the diplomat said. According to him, the opening of the institute was attended by representatives of diplomatic consulates of Russia and Venezuela, and the event itself was widely covered by the Italian media. "It is important that countries that recognized us, take part in our foreign activities", - said Taniya.
 
 Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Chirikba stressed that the opening of the Institute was agreed with the authorities of Italy. "It was based on the laws of Italy, with the concurrence of the government. Therefore, there was no objection on the part of Italian society ", - said Chirikba. He also pointed out that culture is the force that opens many doors: "I hope this helps Abkhazia to get into the cultural space of Europe".
 
 In addition, there was also presented the first newspaper in the European Union about Abkhazia "Abkhazia today" which will be released in Italy in four languages: Abkhaz, Russian, English and Italian. "With it we will be able to disseminate information about developments in Abkhazia", ​​- said Kan Taniya.
 
 Taniya said that during his visit to Italy, he was invited to speak at the round table with a report on the conflicts in the Caucasus. There spoke OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier with whom in the framework of the event Taniya discussed the prospects for a constructive cooperation between the OSCE and Abkhazia.
 
In addition, during the trip, Kan Taniya took part in a general audience with the Pope, as one of the representatives of the "Europe-Abkhazia" Association.