Italy and Pakistan have a great potential to enhance trade ties: Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese

Staff Writer

Islamabad: Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said this week that Italy and Pakistan had a great potential to enhance trade ties.

Speaking at a recent event, the envoy said Italy intends to strengthen structures to promote its country in Pakistan, especially in commercial and cultural sectors. “One of the plans is to turn Karachi into ‘green economy’,” he added.

Ambassador Ferrarese said when he was asked by his government where he wanted to go, “Pakistan was my choice. I decided to come here because I have a great confidence in the potentialities between the two countries and had very strong sympathies from my youth for Pakistan. When I was 25 years of age, I worked for the first time with Pakistani businessmen and had a tremendous impression of your businessmen and civil servants. I kept those memories and thought if possible I’d go to Pakistan as ambassador.”

Ambassador Ferrarese said he was insisting his government strengthen the structures to promote Italy in Pakistan, especially in commercial and cultural sectors. “We’re planning to have concrete events to boost bilateral relations,” he said.

The envoy said Italy was one of the leading economies of the world, third in the European Union (EU) and the second biggest manufacturer in the EU. “There are opportunities to be discovered and it is our job to make them known to the Pakistani public.”