French Prime Minister and Italian President visit China
February 27, 2017 Category VIP visits, Weekly
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang welcomed his visiting French counterpart Bernard Cazeneuve in Beijing. “We firmly support an integrated Europe that is unified, prosperous and stable, which will help boost China’s ties with France and the European Union as well as multilateralism and globalization,” the Chinese Premier said. “Globalization is beneficial to building a world in peace and exerting each country’s comparative advantages in global resource allocations,” Li added. China National Nuclear Corp and Areva signed an agreement to boost cooperation on energy.
Italian President Sergio Mattarella’s visit to Xian, the start of the ancient Silk Road, is widely considered as a sign of his interest in and support for China’s One Belt, One Road Initiative (OBOR). China and Italy signed 13 cooperative documents. A cultural park, a park for boosting local innovation and a China-Italy design innovation base were among the agreements. Currently, Italy is China’s fifth-largest trade partner within the European Union, while China is Italy’s top trade partner in Asia.
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