As Abkhazia-Inform reported in Rome, 20 of June was opened first overseas of Abkhazian Institute of Culture of Dmitry Gulia. At the opening ceremony in the capital of Italy, attended by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia Vyacheslav Chirikba, Deputy Taniya Kan, a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Abkhazia in France Dzhemile Dündar and the head of the Information Department of Foreign Ministry of Abkhazia Tengiz Tarba.

The main purpose of the Abkhazian Institute of Culture is to promote culture, art, history and traditions of the Abkhaz people abroad.

After the opening ceremony of the Institute held a press conference of Vyacheslav Chirikba and inauguration of the office of the Association "Europe-Abkhazia".

Association "Europe - Abkhazia", ​​which was established in September 16, 2015, is the first organization that officially registered in Europe with Abkhaz passports.

Another highlight of the day was the presentation of the first issue of a quarterly newspaper "Abkhazia Toaday", ​​which will be published in four languages: Abkhaz, Russian, Italian and English.

The event was attended by representatives of the diplomatic corps of the Russian Federation and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela accredited to the Republic of Italy and the Vatican, the public and the scientific community in Italy.