(Adnkronos) – On the second day of an official visit to Azerbaijan, president Sergio Mattarella on Wednesday praised his countrymen’s “magnificent” relationship with Azeris, embodied by the local Italian community.
“Naturally, Italy is formally represented by its ambassador and by Italy’s institutions,” told Italian residents in Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku.
“But the actions and conduct of the Italians who live and work here…the concrete every-day relationships are another test of the country’s image.
“And the friendship that exists here shows that there is a magnificent relationship,” Mattarella underlined.
Mattarella also visited ADA University in Baku on Wednesday with Azerbaijan’s president Ilham Aliyev, where they attended a tree planting ceremony and visited the new agriculture, food science, architecture and design faculties, the Qurinal presidential palace said in a statement.
Italy’s head of state later deposited a wreath at Martyrs’ Lane, a cemetery and memorial in Baku dedicated to victims of the Soviet Army.
