This was reported on the Facebook page of the Italian diplomatic mission.

It is noted that the parties "once again confirmed the high level of Italian-Russian cooperation in the field of culture, within the framework of which large projects will begin in the coming months in all the main areas of our interaction in anticipation of the start of the Italian-Russian cross-year 2021-2022, dedicated to museum exchanges."

In early December 2020, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held talks with Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio.