INTERVIEW H.E. CARLO LO CASCIO, AMBASSADOR OF ITALY TO SERBIA
From The Dark Wood
TO PARADISE
Inspired by Dante Alighieri’s verses, in the year of the 700th anniversary of his death, H.E. Ambassador Lo Cascio provides us with insight into his hopes for the future after more than a year of the COVID pandemic.
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taly and Serbia have proved to be reliable partners even during tough times. Now the time to restart has come: that’s why Italy is “back on track”, together with Serbia - H.E. Carlo Lo Cascio
Your Excellency, how would you summarise the past year in Serbia and the scope of diplomacy under the conditions of the pandemic?
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Business Partner - Italy 2021
- During both last and this year, the pandemic made us realise the very essence of our job. We lived and suffered together with the people of Serbia, we experienced tough times together, almost became one thing together. Then we helped and assisted each other and found common solutions. Cooperation never stopped. Trade exchanges never disappeared. More than survivors, we are friends whose links were even
fortified by this unprecedented challenge. In the meantime, Serbia has succeeded in organising one of the world’s fastest vaccination campaigns, as a key tool to exit this crisis. The effectiveness of Serbia’s organisation is an important step in returning to our common work of high-level contacts in greater security for the benefit of bilateral relations and regional and multilateral cooperation.
