Pakistani restaurants in Italy very successful: Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese

Staff Writer

Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said this week that there were many Pakistani restaurants in Italy and the experiment had been very successful.

In a recent media interaction, the envoy said around 200,000 Pakistanis live in Italy, playing their role in the country’s development and stressed on improving people-to-people contact between the two countries.

Ambassador Ferrarese said Italy and Pakistan have always enjoyed friendly bilateral, economic, and defence relations though there remains room to forge stronger ties between the two countries.

He said that Pakistan’s economy has been steadily improving and there are several investment opportunities here. In this regard, he stressed the need to increase the volume of trade between the two countries.

On Pakistan’s ambitions to transform itself into a tourist destination, the Ambassador said that Italy has historically been a great tourist destination.

He said that Italy possesses one of the world’s largest collection of historical sites such as those in Rome, Venice, and Florence, while there are thousands more which need to be discovered.

Ambassador Ferrarese mentioned that Italy was willing to provide financial and technical support in the uplift of Pakistan’s tourism sector. So much so that he said that his country wants to invest in the construction of hotels at tourist spots and the improvement of road infrastructure that could boost tourism. He said Italy was also trying to bring its famous cinema to Pakistan as well.

Ambassador Ferrarese expressed his fondness for the Pakistani cuisine, saying that he was experimenting with his chef on a fusion of Pakistani and Italian food.