On the occasion of celebrating 140 years of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Italy and Montenegro, an exhibition entitled “Montenegro hitting the headlines of Italian magazines from 1896 to 1921” was opened today in the Parliament of Montenegro.
The exhibition will be open to public until 21 October, every working day until 4 pm.
President of the Parliament of Montenegro, Mr Ivan Brajović, said at the opening of the exhibition that Italy has always been Montenegro’s important neighbor and that Italian territory represented Montenegro’s natural window to the world.
Evoking the memory of Montenegrin princess and Italian queen, Jelena Petrović Njegoš, Mr Brajović reminded that after Montenegro had violently lost its independence, Italy had been the last country to terminate diplomatic relations with our country. Commitment to each other and positive memories contributed to successfully overcome conflicts during World War II.
“Diplomatic relations between Montenegro and Italy were officially re-established on 14 June 2006, when Montenegro regained its independence. On the foundations of many century-long ties between our nations, mutual respect and understanding, as well as common Mediterranean heritage and commitment to Euro-Atlantic and European values, Montenegro and Italy continue to improve their relations and build partnership cooperation”, said Mr Brajović.
Italian ambassador to Montenegro, Mr Luca Zellioli, said that the exhibition was one of the most important ceremonial activities chosen by the Embassy to celebrate jubilee of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
“Apart from that, this exhibition is the fruit of diligent and impressive historical research. And there’s another reason, of more artistic nature: after more than one century, those headlines, sop beautifully pictured, summarizing in one picture all the complexity of the events and episodes worth of notice, are, without doubt, true works of art”, said Mr Zellioli.
Mr Zelioli also highlighted the importance of ties between Petrović and Savoja families, of the contribution of Italy to the development of transport infrastructure and telecommunication in Montenegro.
Emphasizing current cooperation between Montenegro and Italy in many areas, ambassador said he was sure that the exhibition would attract Montenegrin public and that it would be able to see how strong Montenegro-Italy ties are.
