Baccine attended the ““En La Habana: moda y arte italiano” (In Havana:
Italian fashion and art) gala, held at the Florida Hotel in this city, in
the framework of a series of exchanges that run through November 19 that
celebrate the 150 anniversary of the Italian unification.
He said the bilateral bonds are strong, and developing, and added that his
job was precisely to continue strengthening and diversifying them.

Ana Lourdes Soto, president of the Patrimony, Community and Enviroment
Civil Society, based in Old Havana, praised the harmony and understanding
between Cuba and Italy.

The exchanges will include photography workshops, clothing design and
goldsmith works among others, she announced.

Magda Resik, on behalf of the Havana Historian Office, said it was a
pleasure to cooperate with these initiatives and recalled that Cubans have
Latin roots, a common source language with Italians as well as strong
historical and cultural ties between the two peoples.

The activity included a runway of valuable customs belonging to the
Marrucio theater worn during the playing of important masterpieces such as
Don Giovanni, Madame Butterfly and Carmen among many outstanding musical
shows.