Superintendency says ask premier office about statues (2)

(ANSA) - Rome, January 27 - Rome's Culture Superintendency on Wednesday said it was not behind the controversial decision to cover up nude statues at Rome's Capitoline Museums during a visit this week by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. "You must ask the premier's office about the covered statues at the Capitoline Museums during Iranian President Rouhani's visit," the Superintendency said. "The move was not decided by us. It (the visit) was organised by the premier's office, not by us".
    The move to cover up the nudes was apparently made as a form of respect for Iranian culture. It has hit the headlines worldwide and prompted astonishment and ridicule within Italy.