"Gegham Adamyan, Armenia’s Deputy Ambassador, visits Bari" by Carlo Coppola
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Photo: Armenia’s Deputy Ambassador to Italy, Gegham Adamyan, delivering his address at the presentation of the book Nor Arax and the Armenians in Bari: in the National and Foreign Media (1924–1962). Beside him, from left: Dr. Siranush Quaranta, Mimmo Mazza, editor-in-chief of "La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno", and Prof. Carlo Coppola.
Կարլո Կոպպոլայի այս հոդվածը իտալերեն տարբերակով հրապարակվել է «Բարիկոննեսսա» (Bariconnessa) ամսագրում՝ «Գեղամ Ադամյան, Հայաստանի փոխդեսպանը այցելության Բարիում» (Gegham Adamyan, il vice ambasciatore d’Armenia in visita a Bari) վերնագրով և հասանելի է հետևյալ հղումով՝:
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Apulia and Armenia continue to weave together their centuries-old histories, in a cultural and institutional dialogue that looks to the future without forgetting its roots. It is in this spirit that the first visit to Bari by the Deputy Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to Italy, Gegham Adamyan, took place, as he travelled to the Apulian capital for a significant cultural event.
The occasion was the presentation of Nor Arax and the Armenians in Bari: in the National and Foreign Media (1924–1962), by Siranush Quaranta and Carlo Coppola, hosted in the Council Chamber of the Municipality of Bari. The event was attended by representatives of local institutions, figures from the cultural world and members of the Consular Corps, among them Senator Filippo Melchiorre, MP Gianmauro Dell’Olio and the Consul General of Georgia in Bari, Irakli Koiava. The turnout confirmed that the history of Bari’s Armenian community, and its contribution to the life of the city, still arouses considerable interest today.
Serving in Italy since 16 January 2026, Adamyan, who also holds a PhD in Political Science from the historic Russian-Armenian University in Yerevan, combines institutional experience with solid academic training and a marked vocation for the study of international relations, as well as teaching experience at the same university. His scholarly output, devoted to international law and contemporary geopolitical balances, includes the essay Precedent of Kosovo and the Prospects of International Recognition of the Nagorno-Karabagh Republic. The publication is also his doctoral dissertation in Political Science.
Before his posting in Rome, he worked in the European Department (Եվրոպայի վարչություն) of Armenia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the body responsible for relations with the countries of Western and Central Europe and the Balkans, as well as with the Council of Europe and the European Union. There he gained experience in bilateral and multilateral political dialogue, the preparation of agreements, the organisation of official visits, consultations between foreign ministries, intergovernmental commissions, and the promotion of economic and cultural initiatives. It is a valuable background for strengthening relations between Yerevan and Rome, with possible benefits for ties with Italy’s regions as well.
Throughout the day, the Deputy Ambassador won over those present not only with the quality of his address but also with his understated and cordial manner. Composed during official moments and attentive to protocol, he showed the same ease on informal occasions, making himself available to Bari residents and members of the Armenian community who wished to greet him or have a commemorative photograph taken.
Adamyan represented Ambassador Vladimir Karapetyan, whose absence was noted and widely understood. From the first months of his mandate in Rome, the Head of Mission has built a privileged relationship with Apulia, recognising its strategic value as a meeting point between the Mediterranean, Italy and the South Caucasus.
At the close of his visit, the Deputy Ambassador expressed his appreciation for the welcome he had received and his intention to return to Apulia soon, ideally together with Ambassador Karapetyan. The hope is that this first encounter will be followed by concrete initiatives in cultural, economic and institutional cooperation between Armenia and Apulia.
The aim, after all, is to turn a heritage of shared memory and cultural closeness into a resource for the present. It is in this light that the visit takes on a further meaning: that of a dialogue which, through diplomacy, culture and people-to-people relations, continues to build bridges between two geographically distant lands united by a long tradition of exchange and friendship.
Carlo Coppola
