Italy looks for dovetails as FM Wang visits Rome

Italy expects to enhance cooperation with China and will try to dovetail the countries' development strategies to guarantee the healthy and sustainable progress of bilateral relations, said Ettore Francesco Sequi, the Italian ambassador to China.

Sequi made the remarks as State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi visits Rome for the ninth joint meeting of the China-Italy Government Committee, a chance for the two countries to acknowledge the progress both have made and to launch new initiatives and projects.

"Since the eighth joint meeting was held in Beijing in 2017, the countries have carried out productive cooperation in fields including energy conservation and environmental protection, agriculture, sustainable urbanization, healthcare, aviation and aerospace," Sequi said.