Pakistan economy steadily improving: Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese

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Islamabad: Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese has said that Pakistan’s economy had been steadily improving and there were several investment opportunities here.
In this regard, he stressed the need to increase the volume of trade between the two countries.

In an interview, the Italian ambassador lauded Islamabad’s efforts to promote peace in the region. He also praised Prime Minister Imran Khan’s steps towards boosting the ecology by planting millions of trees under his 10 Billion Tree Tsunami (10BTT) project, creating a plastic-free Pakistan and successful policies in combating the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
On Pakistan’s ambitions to transform itself into a tourist destination, Ambassador Ferrarese 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.
However, he pointed out that the Covid-19 pandemic had caused severe losses to its economy as the countries across the globe were forced to shut flights and the stream of tourists dwindled.

Ambassador Ferrarese added that Italy is 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.

Ambassador Ferrarese said Italy is also trying to bring its famous cinema to Pakistan as well. Of the connection that Italy enjoys with Pakistan, 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.