(Finance) – Relaunch relations with China, starting with the export of Made in Italy. There Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni closed the two days in Bali with a bilateral meeting of about an hour on the sidelines of the work of the summit of the G20 countries with the President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping.
A meeting, Palazzo Chigi says in a note, “marked by cordiality”, in which “Meloni expressed the interest of the Italian government in promoting mutual economic interests, also with a view to an increase in Italian exports to China”.
At the same time, Xi and Meloni recognized the ancient relationship between Italy and China, two millenary civilizations, underlining the success of the Italy-China culture year.
In the interview, the relations between the EU and Chinahoping for their revival. Meloni underlined the importance of resuming all channels of dialogue, including that on human rights.
The need to collaborate for the effective management of the most serious and pressing global and regional challenges has also been recognized – underlines Palazzo Chigi –. Meloni and Xi paid particular attention to the war in Ukraine and its aftermath. They agreed that every diplomatic initiative should be promoted to put an end to the conflict and avoid an escalation.
At the end of the meeting, Xi invited Meloni to pay a visit to China, which the Prime Minister accepted.