Italian President Sergio Mattarella
said Friday that Chinese President Xi Jinping's State visit was
strengthening cooperation between the nations.
"Cooperation between Italy and China will be confirmed during
the much-welcomed visit of President Xi with trade agreements,"
Mattarella said after meeting Xi at the presidential palace in
Rome.
Mattarella hailed the memorandum of understanding that the
Italian government is set to sign on Saturday related to
Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative - a massive infrastructure
plan that seeks to create a sort of modern-day Silk Road to
better connect China to Europe and Africa.
"The signing of the Italy-China memorandum is a sign of the
attention devoted to a framework for an increase in cooperation
between Italian businesses and Chinese businesses," he told a
joint news conference with Xi.
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