Spokesperson's Remarks｜Italian President Sergio Mattarella and Indonesian Pr...

At the invitation of President Xi Jinping, Italian President Sergio Mattarella will pay a state visit to China from November 7 to 12, and President of the Republic of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto will pay a state visit to China from November 8 to 10, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying announced in Beijing on Tuesday.

At a press conference held on the same day, Mao Ning, another Foreign Ministry spokesperson gave further details about the state visits.

Mao introduced that during President Sergio Mattarella's visit to China, President Xi Jinping will hold talks with him to draw up a blueprint for the growth of bilateral relations. Premier Li Qiang and Chairman Zhao Leji of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress will meet with him respectively. 

Mao Ning, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson/MFA PRC

"Both China and Italy are ancient civilizations and important economies in the world. The friendly cooperation between the two countries enjoys profound public support, serves the common interests of both sides and is also conducive to promoting the sound growth of relations between China and the Europe and the stability and prosperity of the world. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Italy. The visits of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and President Sergio Mattarella underline the robust growth of China-Italy relations. Guided by the common understandings of the leaders of the two countries, China stands ready to work with Italy to further deepen political mutual trust, expand practical cooperation and cultural and people-to-people exchanges, promote mutual learning among civilizations, and provide more stability for a changing and turbulent world." Mao said.

Mao also introduced that China and Indonesia are good neighbors facing each other across the sea and good partners with a shared future. Under the strategic guidance of the heads of state of the two countries, China-Indonesia relations have maintained a robust momentum of growth and entered a new phase of building a community with a shared future.

"President Prabowo Subianto visited China in his first overseas trip right after he was elected in March and again chose China as the first country to visit after taking office. This speaks volumes about the great importance he attaches to the growth of China-Indonesia relations and the strength of the bilateral ties. President Xi Jinping will hold a welcoming ceremony for President Prabowo Subianto, and the two heads of state will hold talks. Premier Li Qiang and Chairman Zhao Leji will meet with him respectively. China stands ready to work with Indonesia through the visit to cement high-level political mutual trust, deepen all-round strategic cooperation and elevate the building of the China-Indonesia community with a shared future to a new level, so as to inject strong impetus to our two countries' respective modernization process, and boost regional and global development and prosperity." Mao said. (By Ma Ziqian/China Youth Daily)

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