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Rome – A drive to ‘adopt’ monuments hit by this week’s L’Aquila earthquake gathered pace Thursday. Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi continued phone talks with foreign leaders. The premier said the idea of each country helping fund the repair of a major art site had ”raised great interest abroad”.
After contacts in the United States and Europe Wednesday, Berlusconi received ”interested” replies Thursday from, among others, Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev, Pakistan Premier Yousaf Raza Gillani, Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen, Slovenian Premier Borut Pahor and French Premier François Fillon. Italian cultural association Archeoclub d’Italia meanwhile responded to a Vatican appeal to adopt works of art that were housed in L’Aquila churches. ”As soon as the situation becomes clearer we will offer our help to evaluate the damage and make an inventory of religious works of art in the province of L’Aquila,” club chairman Clelia Arduini said on Thursday.(ANSA)
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