ANSA, Xinhua sign deal

(ANSA) - Rome, May 16 - Italy's top news agency ANSA and Chinese news agency Xinhua on Monday signed a cooperation accord in Rome that aims to deepen strategic collaboration between the two agencies.
    Visiting Xinhua Editor-in-Chief He Ping said the deal meant "deepening collaboration to build a new bridge between Italy and China" and "sharing experiences in the field of new media".
    He said "we really care about collaborating with ANSA".
    ANSA CEO Giuseppe Cerbone said there is in Italy "a very great interest for China". He explained ANSA's priorities in areas of common interest starting with Europe and the Mediterranean and speaking of "ample scope for collaboration" existing between the two agencies.
    For Italy, said ANSA Editor-in Chief Luigi Contu, "ANSA is an element of information of everything that is happening in the world".
    With today's accord, ANSA reinforces its projection into Asia where it has an historic and important presence with bureaux in the major countries. The agreement will permit a greater flow of information and knowledge between Italy and China.
    The accord boosts the Italian agency's international strategy which, in these days, is reinforcing its traditional role in Latin America with the launch of a new site in Spanish, ANSA Latina, produced by the Buenos Aires desk.