China says it is ready to increase the import of high quality Italian products and to support Italian companies in their growth on the Chinese market. This is the message that the head of Beijing's diplomacy, Wang Yi, delivered last night to the Farnesina, during a meeting, with Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani. Today Wang Yi meets the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella. China and Italy "can exploit the potential of cooperation in the green and digital economy" and achieve positive results. "China - said Wang Yi according to a note from Chinese diplomacy - is willing to import more high-quality Italian products and hopes thatItaly will provide Chinese companies with a fair, transparent and non-discriminatory commercial environment".

Wang Yi, the note continues, "attaches great importance to China-Italy relations and the ancient Silk Road that connected the two peoples. China is willing to deepen comprehensive strategic cooperation with Italy to achieve a higher level of development of bilateral relations. China has successfully controlled the epidemic, its economy has recovered strongly, and trade between China and abroad has resumed in an orderly manner. China and Italy can fully resume exchanges and cooperation in various fields, and act as soon as possible to make up for lost time due to the epidemic. The signing of the 'Belt and Road' cooperation document between China and Italy has significantly improved the strategic level of bilateral relations. The two sides can harness the potential of cooperation in green, digital and third-party markets and promote the positive resources of China-Italy relations to achieve more positive outcomes." This was reported by the Xinhua news agency citing a senior Chinese diplomatic source.

On his first visit to Europe this year, arriving in Italy from France, Wang will continue his tour of Hungary and Russia, and give a speech at the Chinese session of the 59th Munich Security Conference.

Beijing, according to the head of Chinese diplomacy, has invited Italy to "contribute positively" to thedevelopment of relations between the European Union and China. China, added Wang Yi, according to the note released overnight, "is willing to work with Italy to jointly safeguard the fundamental status of the United Nations, uphold the norms of international relations based on the purposes of the UN Charter, jointly support and practice multilateralism and promote the democratization of international relations and economic globalization".

Regarding the war in Ukraine, the CCP's head of diplomacy said, "What China has always done is promote peace and negotiations," Wang said. The more complicated the situation, "the more it is necessary to insist on political and diplomatic efforts to find a solution acceptable to all parties".