G7 Culture summit events to be held at Pompeii

Mayor expresses satisfaction; uncertainty over Bocelli's concert

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Sep 12 2024
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G7 Culture summit events to be

The upcoming G7 Culture summit will include events in Pompeii, the city's Mayor Carmine Lo Sapio told ANSA on Thursday, saying he was "very satisfied".
    Unless adverse weather conditions impose a change of plans, the G7 delegations will visit excavations at Pompeii on September 20, where a concert of the Nuova Orchestra Scarlatti will also be held, and they will attend a dinner at the Palestra Grande (Large Gymnasium).
    A concert with Andrea Bocelli still needs to be confirmed.
    The mayor was briefed on Thursday morning about the security measures organized for the events by the prefecture, which will also involve the commissioner for public security and municipal police, among others.
    Plans to hold events at Pompeii were questioned after an alleged advisor to former culture minister Gennaro Sangiuliano, who did not have security clearance, said she was involved in email exchanges containing reserved information about the organization of the G7 Culture meeting.
    Sangiuliano last Friday resigned over the scandal involving Maria Rosaria Boccia, the disputed advisor for major events including the G7 culture summit.