"At the moment this situation remains unchanged, tourist travel is still not allowed, but it is possible that already in September, which in Italy is part of the summer season and remains very attractive from a climatic point of view, circumstances may change," TASS cites him the words.
He noted that "the pandemic has brought to zero the flow of tourists from Russia to Italy."
“And this saddens us very much, because we know perfectly well how much Russians love our country,” the ambassador noted.
In early July, Terracciano announced that the Italian borders would be able to open to Russian tourists after they were vaccinated against coronavirus infection.