TIRANA, October 10 /ATA/ The Albanian public Radio Television (RTSH) and Italian Public Television, RAI signed today a historic bilateral agreement.
General Director of the RTSH Enkelejd Joti and the delegated RAI Com Administrator Angelo Teodoli signed the agreement that foresees the broadcasting throughout the national territory in Albania of 24 programs, television series, documentaries and films produced by RAI.
During the press conference on occasion of signing of the agreement, the ambassador of Italy in Tirana Fabrizio Bucci, Director of international relations and European affairs at RAI Simona Martorelli, Deputy General Director of RTSH Redi Neziri were present.
Simona Martorelli said that this agreement will make us live together not only history, but also the future, through our broadcasters. According to her, RAI can play the role of catalyst to propose new initiatives. “Thanks to the cooperation with the Italian embassy, we managed to make the pieces of the mosaic together. The most important goal is to propose and share our values”, said Martorelli, who thanked the Italian embassy for the assistance offered in this cooperation, which will open a window on the Italian culture and language to the Albanian spectators, a window which, recently, was closing down.
While the delegated Administrator of RAI Angelo Teodoli spoke in more detail about the content of the programs that the Italian side will offer. “The package will be diverse and important”, said Teodoli, who singled out programs such as visits to UNESCO sites, which have been produced with very large budgets, bringing important and quality products.
“It is important that even in the commercial part, there is integrated a product with cultural value and content”, he said.
Meanwhile, Deputy General Director of RTSH Redi Neziri broke the news that RTSH is in negotiations for other agreements which will bring training for RTSH staff, technical assistance as well as digitization of RTSH’s archive.
During the visit, the RAI delegation will hold meetings with Minister of Culture Elva Margariti, with representatives of the Ministry of Education as well as with the Director of the Opera House Abigeila Voshtina to discuss new projects in the audiovisual field and of education. /j.p/r.e/p.s./
