Yesterday, April 14, in Odessa, a Memorandum of Cooperation was signed with Venice (Italy) in the field of preservation and development of the cultural heritage of Odessa. The city's website reports this..

The memorandum was signed during an official visit to Odessa by a delegation from Venice headed by the mayor of the city, Mr. Luigi Brugnaro. Earlier, on November 7, 2022, the cities signed a Cooperation Agreement between Odessa and Venice.

Odessa mayor Gennady Trukhanov noted that the history of Odessa is closely connected with the history of Italy. In particular, many architectural masterpieces of the city were created by Italian architects.. Therefore, the involvement of Italian specialists in the development of urban space and the restoration of monuments will contribute to the preservation of the cultural heritage of the city..

“Venice has a huge experience in restoration work, and we are ready to share it with Odessa. And after the victory - to help in the development of the port. This will strengthen the whole of Ukraine,” said Venice Mayor Luigi Brugnaro..

He also added that Venice provided temporary asylum to more than 1,500 refugees from Ukraine..

Today, Venice is ready to cooperate with the Odessa City Hall in organizing recreation for children who lost one of their parents in the war.

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Odessa and Venice have been partner cities since May last year. This is also indicated by the plaque on the memorial sign of sister cities and partner cities of Odessa, installed on Dumskaya Square.

Earlier it was reported that on January 25 this year, UNESCO recognized the historical center of Odessa as a world heritage site, which is under threat..