Italian in love with the Republic of Moldova visiting the Diaspora Relations Office

During the visit to the Diaspora Relations Office, Mr. Gian Luca del Marco, President of the Moldova-Italy Volunteer Association. The dialogue focused on the activity he carries out both in Italy and in Moldova, the Italian who speaks Romanian fluently. For 20 years Gian Luca del Marco has been promoting the Republic of Moldova in his home country - Italy, organizing exhibitions, cultural events and even contributing to the translation of books from Romanian into Italian. The guest expressed his respect and admiration for the culture of our country, but also the desire to make it as well known abroad as possible - this becoming a priority from the first day he discovered Moldova and its charm.

Two years ago, Gian Luca del Marco was awarded the title of "Honorary Citizen of Causeni", the place where he is currently located and the Moldovan headquarters of the association he represents and where in collaboration with several local institutions he organized many events, the last being dedicated to International Children's Day. And recently the association contributed to the donation of an ambulance for the "Ana and Alexandru" District Hospital in Causeni. The donations collected by the voluntary association "Moldova-Italy", intended for the management of the Ukrainian refugee crisis, also arrived in Causeni.

Nadejda Zubco, head of the Diaspora Relations Office, thanked the guest for her interest in the culture and traditions of our country, but also for her involvement in volunteer and charity projects aimed at the Republic of Moldova. In the same vein, the head of BRD invited Gian Luca del Marco to register on the eMoldovaTa.gov.md platform and spoke to him about the Programs implemented by the Bureau, specifying that the voluntary association "Moldova-Italy" is eligible to apply to the “Diaspora Engagement Hub” Program, to implement cultural and educational projects, meant to highlight our country. Nadejda Zubco also expressed her openness to promote the magazine "Eureka", which the voluntary association "Moldova-Italy" publishes in collaboration with educational institutions in different countries, connecting young people and thus promoting the values ​​of the country they come from. these.

Mr Gian Luca del Marco presented the Office for Relations with the Diaspora with a book which he edited in memory of the man of culture Nicolae Dabija, specifying that the association he represents contributed to the translation into Italian of the novel "Homework" , signed by the late writer.