Tajani declared that he wanted to increase the number of Italian institutes
The Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Antonio Tajani, declared on Monday (9) that his country is perhaps the greatest cultural power in the world.
In the speech delivered during the opening of the States General of cultural diplomacy at Palazzo Vecchi, in Florence, the chancellor said he was proud of Italian history and proud of what national culture represents for the development of humanity.
“Italy is not a great military power, Italy is not one of the greatest powers in the world, but it is a great cultural power, perhaps the greatest cultural power in the world,” he underlined, adding that “it is an instrument strategic foreign policy”.
According to Tajani, “it is no coincidence that the Farnesina headquarters is also home to one of the largest contemporary art exhibitions in our country”. “Cultural diplomacy “makes us count more, it makes us unique in the world, that’s why it is fundamental”.
The government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni wants to increase the number of Italian cultural institutes and Italian schools, as well as increasing the number of Italian language courses in universities around the world.
“Having Italian speakers means having interlocutors who better understand our reality”, explained the deputy prime minister, underlining that “embassies must be launch pads for the internationalisation” of Italian companies, to encourage exports.
Tajani finally revealed that he had asked the director Pupi Avati to screen the film “Dante Alighieri” in all the offices of Italian cultural institutions, in which “the story is told, especially of his adolescence and his love for Beatrice”, told by Boccaccio, “another great literary figure”. .
Source: Terra
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