On March 21, 2013, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco attended the opening of the 7th Internationales Monaco and Méditerranée Conference held at the Musée Océanographique de Monaco. The theme of this year’s conference is, La Puissance du Feu: Du Mythe de Prométhée aux Défis Futurs en Méditerranée.

During yesterday’s event the sovereign prince gave the opening speech in front dozens of scientists, scholars and environmentalists including Institut Océanographique Fondation Albert I, Mr. Robert Calcagno, and the Director-General of UNESCO, Ms. Irina Bokova.