{"id":192,"date":"2023-04-11T18:24:28","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T15:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ambnicosia.esteri.it\/italia-e-cipro\/diplomazia-culturale\/missioni-archeologiche\/"},"modified":"2023-05-26T11:01:35","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T08:01:35","slug":"missioni-archeologiche","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ambnicosia.esteri.it\/en\/italia-e-cipro\/diplomazia-culturale\/missioni-archeologiche\/","title":{"rendered":"Archaeological missions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The strategic objectives of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation include the promotion of Italian culture, which is also implemented through the provision of grants to Italian archaeological, anthropological and ethnological missions abroad. The provision of grants takes place annually through the publication of a call, which regulates the submission of requests, the selection of applicants and the reporting of the expenses borne. For more information, please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/diplomazia-culturale-e-diplomazia-scientifica\/cultura\/archeologiapatrimonioculturale\/\">Ministry&#8217;s web site page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-480 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/ambnicosia.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Cipro-Missioni-Archeologiche-Italiane-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"Italian Archeological Missions in Cyprus\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambnicosia.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Cipro-Missioni-Archeologiche-Italiane-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ambnicosia.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Cipro-Missioni-Archeologiche-Italiane.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Celebrating the 50th anniversary of archaeological relations between Cyprus and Italy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On the 29th of November 2021, the Embassy of Italy in Nicosia, in collaboration with the Department of Antiquities of Cyprus, celebrated the\u00a050th anniversary of archaeological relations between Cyprus and Italy with the documentary \u2018Digging History\u2019, which took place in Kastelliotissa Hall, Nicosia, at the presence of the H.E. Yiannis Karousos, Minister of Transport, Communications and Works of the Republic of Cyprus.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The event, attended by a large number of invitees, representatives of the institutions researchers and member s of the diplomatic corps, was\u00a0opened by the Ambassador of Italy in Cyprus, H.E. Andrea Cavallari, who presented the scope of the project &#8211; highlighting Italy\u2019s longstanding tradition of supporting archaeological missions in Cyprus, while reaffirming the deep cultural ties between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">H.E. Yiannis Karousos, Minister of Transport, Communications and Works of the Republic of Cyprus,\u00a0remarked the importance of bilateral cooperation between the two countries\u00a0and highlighted weighty topics, such as the fruitful collaboration between the two countries to prevent looting and preserve cultural heritage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The\u00a0Director of Antiquities of Cyprus, Dr. Marina Solomidou-Ieronymidou, stressed Cyprus\u2019 desire to continue collaborating with Italy and presented the work carried out by the Italian Missions in Cyprus since its inception in 1970 together with Cypriot local partners and institutions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The highlight of the evening was the screening of the documentary presentation, available on our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HMFFepoe4E0&amp;list=PLVuFNe2WSdpk0SWgSqbaYLwkJydDyvcQa&amp;index=2\">YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HMFFepoe4E0&amp;list=PLVuFNe2WSdpk0SWgSqbaYLwkJydDyvcQa&amp;index=2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-455 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/ambnicosia.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Digging-History-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"Missioni Archeolighe Italiane a Cipro\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambnicosia.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Digging-History-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ambnicosia.esteri.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Digging-History.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The strategic objectives of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation include the promotion of Italian culture, which is also implemented through the provision of grants to Italian archaeological, anthropological and ethnological missions abroad. 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