(ANSA) - PERUGIA, 02 DEC - "The link between the Farnesina and the University for Foreigners of Perugia is consolidated in tradition and alive in the present": the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Marina Sereni underlined the initiative promoted by the University on the theme "Cento years of promotion of the Italian language and culture (1921-2021) ". "An ancient bond, - he added - exemplified by figures such as that of Carlo Sforza, a career diplomat, who anchored Italian foreign policy to Europeanism precisely in this University, with a speech in July 1948 entitled 'How to do Europe?', pronounced in the dual capacity of Foreign Minister and Rector of the university ".
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the University for Foreigners of Perugia - said Sereni - are carrying on a fruitful collaboration. There are numerous projects that, together, we implement every day in order to spread Italian throughout the world and improve the level of teaching. of Italian abroad. The promotion of the Italian language represents a pillar of our cultural diplomacy and plays a priority role for the foreign policy of the country. In its dual role as interpreter and mediator of our creativity, the Italian language is the pivot around which soft power, or should I say the 'soft power', of our country. On this vision - concluded Sereni - is based the commitment of the Farnesina for the promotion of our language in the world ". (HANDLE).
