A BROADCASTER who was in Glasgow covering COP26 described Scotland as the "coolest nation on Earth" after her trip.
Ika Ferrer Gotić is a news producer and anchor for the N1 CNN news channel in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The channel also broadcasts across the Balkan region as a CNN International affiliate.
Gotić was in Glasgow last week covering the climate summit and spoke about her experience during an interview with the chair of the Scottish Police Federation, David Hamilton.
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Sharing a clip from her show, Gotić said: "I might lose my Bosnian citizenship over this, but this one is for you Scotland."
In the clip, she said: "I'm absolutely amazed by the welcome that I have received in your country, and must say that [Scotland] is the coolest nation on Earth.
"I said I'd drop that line for my newest Scottish friends and I always do keep my promises."
I might lose my Bosnian citizenship over this, but this one is for you, #Sco
— Ika Ferrer Gotić (@IkaFerrerGotic) November 11, 2021
Scotland, you have single-handedly taken over the title of #TheCoolestNationOnEarth.
Thanks again for treating me as one of your own. #Scotland #Glasgow #BecomingScottish #NewScot #scotfest #COP26 pic.twitter.com/xfzd1rF4d9
Hamilton was on the show sharing his experience as a humanitarian volunteer during the Bosnian War in the mid-1990s.
He spoke about being shelled and attacked by anti-aircraft guns while in the conflict and why it is important to continue to remember the tragedies of the conflict.
Scotland, you've done well. AGAIN!
— Ika Ferrer Gotić (@IkaFerrerGotic) November 10, 2021
Just had an incredible intw w/ @DvdHmltn on his #Bosnia story. I could never have imagined that I'd be the one digging through history of this Scot that still needs to be revealed. #Srebrenica @SrebrenicaUK #Scotland #Glaswegian @MSrebrenice https://t.co/4l1XjzKMU2 pic.twitter.com/QNB0kw0HcB
Gotić seems to have had such a profound experience in Scotland that she shared some video highlights to her Twitter feed earlier this week that is pinned to the top of her profile.
She said that she was "eternally grateful for your surreal welcome, my dearest Glaswegians!"
"What a privilege to get to know the coolest nation on Earth. I belong to you."
Recap of my week in #Scotland makes me extremely homesick. I am eternally grateful for your surreal welcome, my dearest Glaswegians! What a privilege to get to know the coolest nation on Earth.
— Ika Ferrer Gotić (@IkaFerrerGotic) November 8, 2021
I belong to you. #Glasgow #BecomingScottish #NewScot #COP26 #Glaswegian #Sco pic.twitter.com/P6WZFjOPJ6
Highlighting Scotland's abundance of natural renewable resources, Gotić also tweeted about her struggles with the wind while broadcasting from Glasgow.
Took me an entire day to get used to the wind in #Scotland And I know my new Scottish friends on here will argue with it saying it's just a breeze. And yes, I was warned. Timely. By my dearest @LGPRScotland | All in all, I miss it all now. #Glasgow #COP26 #HomeIsWhereYourHeartIs pic.twitter.com/N9yowjDjmL
— Ika Ferrer Gotić (@IkaFerrerGotic) November 9, 2021
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