Sanremo will welcome farmers Amadeus insists

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 6 - This week's Sanremo Song Festival will welcome farmers protesting against EU Green policies, falling prices, rising costs and general hardship, host and organiser Amadeus insisted Tuesday despite Rai state broadcaster's stressing Monday night that there had been no contact with the protest leaders and suggesting that any such contact would be rebuffed.
    "I have opened the doors, and I am not going back," said the showman ahead of Tuesday's opening night of the jamboree that ends Saturday night.
    "If there is someone who would like to be there, I welcome them, there is no change of mind from yesterday on my part." However, he specified that he had so far not received any request from any of the farmers groups to bring their tractors to the Ligurian riviera resort town.
    "No one has called me. If there is someone who will contact Rai, let them know who the people are or the person who wants to be there, we will absolutely consider it". (ANSA).