China, Italy map out three-year cooperation plan
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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi jointly meet journalists after their talks in Beijing, China, June 11, 2014. [Photo/Xinhua] |
The two sides also agreed to promote technological and innovation cooperation through various governmental mechanisms and organizations.
"China is ready to work with Italy to handle bilateral ties from a strategic and long-term point of view and push forward the ties to a new high," Li said.
Renzi said Italy will join China to implement the action plan and expand cooperation in all areas to further promote relations.
Renzi also welcomed Li to visit Italy and attend the 10th Asia-Europe Meeting Summit in Milan in the second half of the year.
Li said China will support the summit. He said he hoped the meeting can achieve results in planning Asia-Europe comprehensive cooperation, strengthening Asia-Europe inter-communication, and building up an Asia-Europe big market.
During the talks, the two prime ministers also discussed the China-Europe relations.
Li said China hoped Italy, which will hold the rotating presidency of the European Union later this year, will encourage China and the EU to speed up negotiations on an investment agreement and to start feasibility research on a free trade area, facilitate programs in areas of technology, infrastructure construction, aviation and urbanization, and jointly oppose trade protectionism.
Renzi echoed Li saying Italy will continue to play a positive role for the development of EU-China relations.
Li and Renzi attended the inaugural ceremony of a China-Italy entrepreneur committee and a bilateral trade and economic forum after meeting the press at the Great Hall of the People.
Beijing is the second leg of Renzi's visit, his first since he took office in February. Before his stay in Beijing, Renzi visited Shanghai in east China.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and top legislator Zhang Dejiang also met with Renzi on Wednesday.
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