Premier Paolo Gentiloni said
Thursday that Italy's qualities mean that it does not have to be
aggressive to be competitive at the ceremony for the handover of
Fincantieri's Majestic Princess ship, which is headed to the
Chinese market.
"We have what it takes to compete on this market without
being aggressive towards anyone because Italy is an open country
in terms of quality and trade," he said.
"In this way it is able to express the essence of its
manufacturing, its skill".
"The world has great difficulties - globalization is not just
roses, but this world of great journeys, of openness, makes us
say welcome to the Chinese".
Gentiloni described Fincantieri as a "champion" at the
ceremony at the Monfalcone shipyard.
"Soon Fincantieri will have made a third of the big cruise
ships that sail on the world's seas and transport 11 million
passengers," he said.
"We are talking of an Italian story of skill, quality and
passion that made this group an Italian champion, a European
champion, capable of growing and expanding into other
countries".
Gentiloni stressed that "quality does not have borders:
duties, protectionism, closures can't be barriers that put a
brake, a wall on quality".
He said "quality (means) growth and wellbeing for all".
Talking of Fincantieri, he said "there is Italian quality, we
should be thankful because it involves hundreds and thousands of
small and medium-sized Italian companies".
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