Moscow – The Minister of Heritage, Culture and Tourism, Dario Franceschini, is today in Moscow to meet with his counterpart, Vladimir Medinsky. The visit, which follows the one by Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on March 5, sees Franceschini and Medinsky take stock of the results achieved with the Year of Crossed Tourism, which saw the initiation of over 200 initiatives in 2014. The two will also discuss forms of cooperation in the cultural and tourist sectors, in view of the Milan Expo. During the visit, Franceschini will meet the directors of major Russian museums. The success of the Years of Cross Culture (2011) and Tourism (2014) confirmed the intensity of social and cultural ties between the two countries, which will be further strengthened in 2015. (9Colonne)
