(ANSA) - BELGRADE, OCT 29 - "Nova Gorica and Gorizia are proving to us that the values that unite us are much deeper than our divisions," said today Hannes Heide, Chair of the delegation of three MEPs from the Committee on Culture and Education visited the cities of Nova Gorica (Slovenia) and Gorizia (Italy). At the end of the visit, the European Parliament imformed, Heide underlined that the "2025 Capital of Culture reminds us that regional, national and European identities can and should go hand in hand to build a real European society for future generations. Its legacy will go by far beyond 2025, as the two cities represent a laboratory for the future of Europe, where new forms of cross-border collaboration, co-existence and creativity have become a reality." During a two-day visit to the cities, the three MEPs heard from experts, artists and local actors in the fields of art, literature, cinema, music, dance, the food sector, science and theatre to learn more about two cities. MEPs visited also cultural institutions such as the EPICentre and Kinoatelje. The delegation also spoke to authorities from both countries, including Marko Rusjan, State Secretary at the Ministry of Culture of Slovenia and Patrizia Artico, Councillor responsible for the European Capital of Culture in Gorizia. Rusjan said that the Nova Gorica-Gorizia European Capital of Culture project has become a "model of cooperation between two border cities and a symbol of transcending borders," the Slovenian news agency STA separetely reported. (ANSA).