30 June 2012
The President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso was received by the President of the Republic of Montenegro Filip Vujanovic’ during his visit to Azerbaijan. At the meeting, the President was presented with a copy of the “Totem for Peace”, made by the sculptor Mario Molinari. On that occasion, it was decided that the monumental sculpture would be erected in Montenegro, to further strengthen the ties between the Fondazione Mediterraneo and Montenegro. President Capasso dedicated a copy of his book “Nostro Mare Nostro”, to President Vujanovic’, which recounts the initial activities of the Fondazione Mediterraneo in favour of the Montenegrin people and other peoples of the former Yugoslavia. |
30 June 2012
The President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso, was recieved by the first Lady of Niger, Assafa Issoufou Mahamadou, during his visit to Azerbaijan.
At the meeting, a copy of the “Tricolour Totem for Peace” by the sculptor Mario Molinari, created for the 150th anniversary of the Unification of Italy, was presented to the Republic of Niger and President Issoufou Mahamadou. On that occasion, the possibility of erecting the monumental sculpture in Niger was discussed, to further strengthen ties between the two countries. |
30 June 2012
The President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso met with Sham Bathija, Minister of Economy and Advisor to the President of Afghanistan. During the meeting, after studying the problems linked to the process of developing the autonomy and democratization of the country, it was agreed that the monumental Totem for Peace sculpture should be erected in Afghanistan in memory of the victims who dedicated their lives to peace. |
30 June 2012
The President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso met with Nadia M. Hashem, the Minister of State for Women's Affairs in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. At the meeting, after recalling the long-standing ties between the Fondazione Mediterraneo and Jordan and role of the representative office in Amman – devoted to young people and creativity – it was agreed that the monumental sculpture by Mario Molinari would be erected in Jordan and dedicated to women for their role in peace-making. On that occasion, President Capasso gave a copy of the Tricolour Totem for Peace, created for the 150th anniversary of the Unification of Italy to Minister Hashem. |
30 June 2012
The President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso met with Ambassador Mohamedou Ould Mohamed Mahmoud, President of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Mauritania. On that occasion, President Capasso presented his project for the “Arab Maghreb House” in Naples, which obtained unanimous consent. Ambasador Mohamedou Ould Mohamed Mahmoud expressed his support for the creation of the Totem for Peace by Molinari in Mauritania. |
30 June 2012
The President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso met with Abdelaziz Othman Altwaijri, Director General of ISESCO - Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, which has its seat in Rabat and with which the Fondazione signed a Protocol of Understanding for the promotion of culture in Islamic countries. On that occasion, the Director General, Altwaijri expressed his appreciation for the activities of the Fondazione by giving his support to the Totem for Peace and acknowledging it as ISESCO’s symbol for culture and science. The Moroccan Minister for Solidarity, Women, the Family and Social Development Bassima Hakkaoui, also attended the meeting. |
30 June 2012
The President Capasso is member of special event in association with UNESCO and ISESCO: Honorary Chair & Keynote Speaker the First Lady of Azerbaijan Mrs. Mehriban Aliyeva. Guest Speakers Mr. Larry king, CNN (USA), the First Lady of Niger, Montenegro, Georgia, Kenya, Macedonia ant the Ministers of State for Women’s Affairs of Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia. |
29 June 2012
The president of the Mediterranean Foundation Michele Capasso met the president of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and first lady of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva and the vice president Leyla Aliyeva to whom he proposed the realization of the "Totem of Peace" in Baku with the colors of the flag of Azerbaijan dedicated to the martyrs of 1992. |
29 June 2012
The President Capasso is member of panel in presence to President of the Republic of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili, the Minister of Energie of Afghanistan Mohammad Ismael Khan and the vice-minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Araz Azimov. |
28 June 2012
The President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso, was welcomed by the Italian Ambassador in Baku, Mario Baldi, during his visit to Azerbaijan. At the meeting, a copy of the “Tricolour Totem for Peace” by the sculptor Mario Molinari, made for the 150th Anniversary of the Unification of Italy, was presented to the Italian Embassy. On that occasion, the possibility of creating the monumental work of art was discussed, to further strengthen relations between the two countries. |
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