Moscow – Italian Minister of Heritage, Cultural Activities and Tourism Dario Franceschini has been received yesterday morning in Moscow by the Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Medinsky. The two signed a declaration on cooperation in the field of tourism for the years 2015-2017, a measure to increase trade between tour operators of the two countries and to boost mutual tourism flows through the creation and promotion of new cultural itineraries. The two ministers also discussed possible cooperation in the cultural sphere. (9Colonne)