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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ITALY AND SERBIA IS VIBRANT AND SINCERE H.E. CARLO LO CASCIO
Italian Ambassador to Serbia
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ITALY 2021
The bilateral cooperation is based on a solid and ever growing Italian entrepreneurial presence. Our cooperation also develops within the framework of the EU being Italy a founding member, and Serbia a candidate state
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e spoke with Italian Ambassador to Serbia, Carlo Lo Cascio, about the relations between our two countries today, given that diplomatic relations date back to 1879 and Italian companies have been investing in Serbia for almost 20 years. “For two countries bound by such a solid friendship, the exchange of visits between our Governments remains
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THE STORY OF OUR RELATIONSHIP IS TRULY A MEETING OF CLOSE PARTNERS WHO HELP EACH OTHER
a consolidated tradition that has not changed even during the pandemic. Last year, in fact, two Ministers came from Rome to Belgrade, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio, and the Minister of Defense, Lorenzo Guerini, as well as former Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs (and current Deputy Minister for Internal Affairs), Ivan Scalfarotto. For Serbia, former Minister of Foreign Af-
