The “night Azeri ‘dell’ Opera

With a big party in Teatro dell ‘Opera in Rome, near Alberghi Economici Roma, yesterday evening events are closed to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of’ independence of ‘Azerbaijan, a country very close to our economic and cultural reasons.Before the concert Mehriban Aliyeva Arif, wife of ‘current President of the Republic of’ Azerbaijan, as president of the Foundation, “Heydar Aliyev”, has announced that as a sign of friendship will donate 100 thousand euros for the restoration of an important monument in Rome. “I am very happy to be here, memory center of the world, to celebrate with you – said the first lady Azerbaijani -. My country is young, but is making great strides from the economic point of view. “ Dassù Marta, Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, welcomed all ‘guest. During the show they performed the ‘Chamber Orchestra of the State’ Azerbaijan and Azeris other groups, around a hundred musicians who played traditional songs of the Asian country and the music of Vivaldi. A large audience to applaud between the ‘other personalities from the political, economic and many members of the diplomatic corps. In the morning the first lady Mehriban Aliyeva Arif has had a series of institutional meetings, starting at the Quirinale interview with the Head of State Giorgio Napolitano.The December 1 Mrs. Aliyeva also met for breakfast Elsa Antonioli Mountains, the wife of the president-elect of the Council at his first International: the two first ladies had lunch in the building of ‘Algardi to Villa Doria Pamphili. The ‘Italy is the first five years of trading partners’ Azerbaijan. And precisely because of the intensive bilateral economic and trade relations, political relations between the two countries are excellent.Among the events on the calendar, the wife of the President of ‘Azerbaijan (pictured with Elsa Antonioli Mountains, the wife of the President of the Council) has also met at Villa Miani Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, president of the Pontifical Council for Culture, to celebrate and strengthen relations with the Holy See. In ‘at the cardinal recalled the strong relationship between the two states at the cultural and stressed that the Vatican Library is progressing on the restoration of more than 40 Azerbaijani codes, 15 of which have already been restored, among them an ancient written Koran. The cardinal asked Ravasi, in the name of ‘friendship with the’ Azerbaijan, the authorities of the Asian country and the first lady, to sponsor the restoration of the Roman catacombs of Saints Peter and Marcellinus, stressing the ‘importance of this intervention would kind by a Muslim country on a very ancient place of Christian memory