Italy issued thousands of visas to Pakistanis in 2022: Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese

Islamabad: Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese said this week that Italy had issued thousands of visas to Pakistanis in 2022.

He said Italy eyed increasing bilateral trade with Pakistan and his country planned to ease visa process for Pakistanis.

Ambassador Andreas Ferrarese said that his country had issued visas to more than 15,000 Pakistanis last year, and this year they will issue visas to more Pakistanis.

In a media interaction, the Italian envoy said: “I hope the number of visas will increase this year. The Pakistani community from Italy sent one billion euros to Pakistan last year,” he added.

To a question, he said Pakistan – a country of 220 million people – is a big market for Italian goods.