Italy cover up Roman nudes to avoid offending Iran president
Italy covers up Roman nudes to avoid offending Iranian president after signing £12billion trade deal
Italy made several arrangements to please Iran President Hassan Rouhani
Wooden placed around a Venus statue dating back to second Century BC
Alcohol was not served at Rouhani's lunch and dinner with Italian premiers
Italian government and firms agreed £12billion worth of business with Iran
Before: Marble statues stand proudly in Rome's Capitoline Museum where Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi both spoke after £12billion worth of deals between the countries was agreed
After: Wooden crates were placed around several pieces including a Venus statue which dated back to the second Century BC
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Italy has covered up some of its most iconic nude statues so as not to upset the visiting Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.
A wooden box was placed around several pieces, including a Venus dating back to the Second Century BC, at Rome's Capitoline Museum.
Both Rouhani and Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi spoke at the museum after a signing ceremony which saw Italian companies tie up £12.5billion worth of business with Iran.
No thank you: Wine was not served at Rouhani's (right) lunch with President Sergio Mattarella, or his dinner with Prime Minister Matteo Renzi (left), because he refuses to attend official meals where alcohol is available
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The decision to hide iconic artwork from the Muslim president was condemned by some, including the Superior Council for Cultural Heritage at the Italian culture ministry, Guiliano Volpe.
He told broadcaster Rai3: 'You can not hide your culture, your religion or history itself. It was the wrong decision... We must enhance rather respect and differences.'
The museum cover up was not the only step Italy took to ensure the Iranian visit passed went smoothly.
Wine was not served at Rouhani's lunch with President Sergio Mattarella, or his dinner with Renzi, because he refuses to attend official meals where alcohol is available.
The Italian government and private companies signed more than a dozen accords during Rouhani's visit to Rome today.
The Danieli Group, a metals industry concern, signed around £4.3billion in deals to supply Iran with machinery and install steel and aluminum plants in the Islamic Republic.
If you are a president, you need to be open-minded to cultures other than your own. Bad that Italy felt the need to do this, but hey whatever to get along I guess. At least Iran is trying(?) to branch out
Tragic tbh. Can people get ****ing over nudity already? I'm not a nudist but it would be nice if I could just spontaneously go for a nude dip in the sea or whatever mid-run without causing a commotion, and I live in New Zealand! Like why is this world SO hung up on their own damn bodies? It's insanity.
totally uncalled for imo. they want us to respect their culture and **** (like females using burqas while visiting muslim countries etc) so they should respect other cultures too when visiting other countries. disappointed.
totally uncalled for imo. they want us to respect their culture and **** (like females using burqas while visiting muslim countries etc) so they should respect other cultures too when visiting other countries. disappointed.
Mess at this stretch. What muslim countries in the gulf requires females to wear burqas when visiting?
totally uncalled for imo. they want us to respect their culture and **** (like females using burqas while visiting muslim countries etc) so they should respect other cultures too when visiting other countries. disappointed.
Ew this is pathetic on Italy's part. Why tf should the president of Iran be able to impose his religious beliefs upon the Italian premiers on their land. So spineless.
totally uncalled for imo. they want us to respect their culture and **** (like females using burqas while visiting muslim countries etc) so they should respect other cultures too when visiting other countries. disappointed.
I dont think its something the president asked for, more like Italians just overreacted because they didnt know ehat to expect. I was in Iran and saw nude idols dated back to Assyrian and Achaemenid empire and even from Hellenistic Greece in their museums. And I didnt have to wear burqa there lol
