“The promotion of the Italian language and culture abroad is a strategic investment, no less important than the promotion of our economic or industrial offer”. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said this in a video message sent to the ongoing Italophony Conference at the Villa Madama in Rome. “Today – said the Prime Minister – we signed a joint declaration consisting of concrete commitments and operational initiatives. We are laying the foundations of a new community that must be built and maintained together, we will do it by first relying on the energy, passion and sense of belonging of Italians abroad, who have always represented ambassadors in the world of work for our homeland, our language, our culture. Because Italian is a film, where every word is a scene and every sentence is a masterpiece.”
“This is an initiative that we strongly believe in because it has a fundamental objective, to respond to the growing demand for Italy in the world.” Meloni recalls “the language of Dante, Leonardo, Michelangelo, the greatest artists of all time, the language of bel canto and grand opera, recently recognized as an intangible heritage of humanity, the language of the world’s most famous cuisine, cherished and appreciated every day for its excellence and quality.” An incredibly rich language, ancient and modern, that spreads its cultural mission to every corner of the planet,” he added.
“Beyond national borders, Italian is spoken by more than 80 million people and asserts itself as one of the most studied languages in the world, also thanks to the valuable promotional efforts carried out by cultural institutions and schools abroad – he said -. The Italian language identifies us, tells us who we are, tells our stories and our lifestyle and thanks to the Italian language, its beauty, its richness, our people are able to make their way in the world”. “If they listen to us, it is also thanks to our language, which grew out of the synthesis of classicism and Christianity, brought to life in universities, castles, monasteries, on pilgrimage routes,” he concluded.
