On
November 19, 2022, a reception was held at the Embassy of the Republic of
Italy, where the Ambassador, His Excellency Enrico Valvo, hosted
representatives of Georgian and Italian academic circles. The Rector of Sokhumi
State University, Professor Zurab Khonelidze, and the Head of the Department of
International Relations and Intercultural Communications, Professor Indira
Dzagania were invited to the reception.
At
the meeting, special attention was paid to the new educational and diplomatic
vision developed by Mr. Khonelidze, which is called "University
diplomacy". Its innovativeness for the academic and political fields was
noted, which is extremely interesting both from the point of view of
educational and scientific, as well as from the point of view of the
implementation of domestic and foreign policy.
The
Italian side announced at the meeting that Rector Zurab Khonelidze's monograph
"Georgian Paradigm of Peace" is being translated into Italian, which
will be published in Italy by the spring of 2023. Corresponding events were
also planned there, which will be implemented under the auspices of Tusha
University (Italy): Professor Z. Khonelidze's public lectures and presentations
both at Tusha University and at several Italian higher education institutions.
The first person of Sokhumi State University has already received the
corresponding official invitation.