Italy is ready to welcome back the
world, Premier Mario Draghi said after a G20 tourism ministers
meeting on Tuesday.
"Today the tourism ministers met, and that is one of the first
dates of the Italian presidency of the G20," he told a press
conference.
"It is a symbolic meeting.
"The world wants to travel to Italy, the pandemic has forced us
to close but Italy is ready to welcome back the world.
"I have no doubts that tourism to and in Italy will re-emerge
stronger than before".
Draghi added that COVID passes for travelling to Italy would be
issued from the second half of May.
"From the second half of June the European Green Pass will be
ready," he said.
"In the mean time the Italian government has introduced a
national green pass, which will come into force starting in the
second half of May".
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