Foreign and Military Affairs

Italian, Chinese cities launch tourism co-op program

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-12-11 13:48

NAPLES: Italy's southern city Naples and China's southeastern city Wenzhou signed an agreement here on Thursday to enhance bilateral cooperation in tourism and culture.

The agreement focuses primarily on information exchange between local authorities on tourism and special cultural events, with relevant news to be posted on the websites of both cities.

According to the agreement, cooperation in the tourism industry will be boosted to promote internship and student exchange programs. Private investments will also be facilitated.

Naples' City Council President Leonardo Impegno said the agreement "represents a step forward in Sino-Italy relations," especially in the fields of tourism and culture.

Wenzhou's deputy mayor Xu Yufei praised the memorandum, saying that it "will offer many new opportunities for bilateral cooperation projects in the tourism industry".

The signing followed Impegno's recent visit to Wenzhou, where a friendship agreement was reached between the two cities.

The majority of Chinese people living in Italy come from Wenzhou and other areas of Zhejiang province.