Wang Yi said China attaches great importance to relations with Italy, and the ancient Silk Road connected the two peoples and is ready to deepen comprehensive strategic cooperation with Italy to bring bilateral relations to a higher level.
He said the signing of the document on the joint construction of the Belt and Road between China and Italy has greatly elevated the strategic level of bilateral relations as he urged the two countries to restart exchanges and cooperation in various fields and act as soon as possible to make up for the time lost due to the pandemic.
A Memorandum of understanding to jointly advance the construction of the Belt and Road was sighed in 2019 in Rome Italy.
Wang said China is ready to import more quality products from Italy, support Italian companies in expanding their share in the Chinese market, and hopes Italy will provide a fair, transparent, and non-discriminatory business environment for Chinese companies.
According to Wang, China values Italy’s status and influence in the international arena and is ready to work with Italy to safeguard the core position of the United Nations (UN), uphold norms governing international relations based on the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, advocate and practice multilateralism, and promote democracy in international relations and economic globalization and he looked forward to Italy’s positive contribution to the development of China-Europe relations.
China is Italy’s largest trade partner in Asia, while Italy is China’s fourth-largest trade partner in the European Union.
China Ready To Deepen Comprehensive Strategic Cooperation With Italy
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