Italy’s president, Sergio Mattarella, has praised the community as an example of successful integration into Italian society, stressing that preserving Albanian language, culture and roots is not an obstacle to integration but contributes to the development of the community in which they live.
This message Mattarella has been conveyed during a meeting with Albania’s President Bajram Begaj, and the heads of Italian municipalities with Arab communities, where it has talked about the importance of dialogue between communities with different cultures and the assessment of differences.
The relationship with its culture, its roots, its language in no way hinders integration into the life of a new community and, in fact, contributes productively to its development, the head of the Italian state has said, the Italian news agency reports. AnsaTelevision broadcast.
He has recalled that the Italian Constitution, in Article 6, entrusts the Republic with the task of protecting language minorities.
Italian Constitution, in Article 6, entrusts the Republic with the task of protecting language minorities. This is a far – reaching prediction from our founding fathers, who were aware that the Republic is the product of its unity and indecisiveness, recognition and appreciation of the various national cultures that existed or were present in Italy. The 482th Law of 1999 applied this principle. Protection of pluralism, the cornerstone of democracy that does not claim to assimilate differences, but to recognise and assess them is an essential part of Europe’s founding principles. )
Mattarella has stressed that integration does not mean assimilation, but recognition and evaluation of various identities. He has named the history of the Arab community as a welcome and successful integration story.
According to him, schools, cultural events, folklore festivals, music, customs, artistic expressions, and daily language broadcasting are important elements for preserving this heritage and conveying it to new generations.
He has noted that young people can be identified with this heritage and experience it as a source for their future.
In this context, the Italian president has also mentioned the presence of Albanians in Italy, stressing that over 118,000 students enrolled in Italian schools, thousands of university students enrolled in our universities and tens of thousands of businesses run here by Albanian citizens testify to this presence and contribution.
During its meeting with President Begaj, Mattarella has also talked about Albania’s European perspective, expressing Italy’s support for its membership in the European Union, Television broadcasts.
Italy will always consider the Union incomplete and disabled until Albania and other candidate countries unite, hopefully very soon, Mattarella has declared, referring to a joint project of peace, freedom and progress.
Meanwhile, the Italian president has also conveyed a message on the case of Dipaval, the Hindu Light Festival, stressing the importance of dialogue between communities with different cultures and religious beliefs.
The festival, which celebrates the triumph of good over evil, knowledge of ignorance, expresses a universal message, inviting us to avoid hatred and oppression and seek harmony through dialogue, especially between communities of different cultures and religious beliefs.
In his message, Mattella has called for mutual respect and peaceful coexistence, at a time when, according to him, tensions and tendencies that violate peaceful relations among peoples are increasing.
In an era marked by mounting tension and the tendency to undermine peaceful relations among peoples, the Dipaval’s call to cultivate ideals of hope, division and solidarity, in line with fundamental values guaranteed by our Constitution, helps inspire society as a whole, the Italian president has stressed./Telegraphy/
