The UN praised Italy for its contribution to the restoration and enhancement of the San Francisco convent complex in Quito. Participants in a recent ceremony for the presentation of its management plan included, among others, Ecuadoran Minister for Culture Francisco Velasco, Director of the INPC (international institute for cultural patrimony) Maria Josè Armijos, UN country coordinator Diego Zorrilla, Italian ambassador to Quito Gianni Piccato and local UNESCO representative Saadia Sanchez. Read more, in Italian.