BREAKING: Italy covers nude statues for President Hassan Rouhani
Italy covers up nude statues to avoid embarrassing Iranian president
The last time Rome covered up its monuments, Hitler was visiting.
Italy made several compromising arrangements to please Iran President Hassan Rouhani during his recent visit with Italy's Prime Minister Matteo and the Pope; including hiding precious cultural statues in disgrace, not serving alcohol during supper, meanwhile agreeing to 12billion dollars’ worth of business with Iran.
Wooden crates were placed around the famous second Century BC Venus and other statues - removing the risk of them creeping into any of the shots - or worse, catching Rouhani's virgin eye.
Alcohol was also not served at Rouhani's lunch and dinner with Italian premiers, as Rouhani refuses to attend official meals at which any alcohol is available. For the first time, wine was strictly off the menu at both lunch with President Sergio Mattarella, the Pope, and dinner with Prime Minister Renzi.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday that he had not asked his Italian hosts to cover up classical nude statues at Rome's Capitoline Museum where he visited with Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.
When asked about the cover-up, A smiling Rouhani told reporters he had "no contact on the subject with Italian authorities.” He also added "I know that the Italians are very hospitable, a people who seek to make their guests' visits as pleasant as possible and I thank them for that,"
Italian Culture Minister Dario Franceschini, who accompanied Rouhani on the museum trip, called the classical cover-up "incomprehensible". He insisted that neither Renzi nor himself had been made aware of the decision in advance.
Italy's anti-immigration groups are very upset, and denounced the situation as: "submitting to a culture which we do not share!"
