习近平会见意大利总理梅洛尼

7月29日下午，国家主席习近平在北京钓鱼台国宾馆会见来华进行正式访问的意大利总理梅洛尼。新华社记者 丁海涛 摄

新华社北京7月29日电（记者孙奕）7月29日下午，国家主席习近平在北京钓鱼台国宾馆会见来华进行正式访问的意大利总理梅洛尼。

习近平指出，中国和意大利分处古丝绸之路两端，两国历史悠久的友好交往曾为东西方文明交流互鉴和人类社会发展进步作出重要贡献，以和平合作、开放包容、互学互鉴、互利共赢为核心的丝路精神是中意两国的共同财富。当前，世界百年变局加速演进，各国相通、团结则共进，封闭、分裂则各退。中意两国要秉持和弘扬丝路精神，从历史维度、战略高度和长远角度看待和发展双边关系，推动中意关系行稳致远。

习近平强调，中意关系健康稳定发展，符合两国和两国人民共同利益。尽管当前国际形势持续深刻演变，中方重视和发展好中意关系的意愿没有改变，中意关系合作共赢的本质没有改变，两国人民的友好情谊没有改变。双方要赓续友好交往传统，继续相互理解和尊重各自选择的发展道路。中意两国产业优势互补，互为机遇，双方应该坚持相互开放合作。中国共产党二十届三中全会刚刚闭幕，中方将不断推进高水平对外开放，为中国式现代化注入强劲动力，也为同意大利等各国扩大合作带来新的机遇。中方愿同意方推动经贸投资、工业制造、科技创新、第三方市场等传统合作优化升级，探讨电动汽车、人工智能等新兴领域合作。中方欢迎意大利企业来华投资，愿进口更多意大利优质产品，希望意方同样为中国企业赴意发展提供公平、透明、安全、非歧视的营商环境。双方要珍视文明互鉴成果，推动文化传承和创新双向互促，促进两国民心相亲。中方支持意方举办2026年冬奥会，希望意方为中国公民赴意提供签证便利措施。

习近平强调，在经济全球化时代，唯有坚持全球产业链供应链开放合作，才会带来共赢发展。中国坚持走和平发展道路，从不追求霸权，愿同各国分享发展机遇。希望意方理解和支持中国发展理念，为推动中欧加强对话合作、促进中欧关系积极稳定发展发挥建设性作用。

7月29日下午，国家主席习近平在北京钓鱼台国宾馆会见来华进行正式访问的意大利总理梅洛尼。新华社记者 丁海涛 摄

梅洛尼表示，很高兴在2022年11月巴厘岛会面后应约来华访问。今年恰逢意中建立全面战略伙伴关系20周年和马可·波罗逝世700周年。意中两国作为文明古国，一直彼此欣赏、相互借鉴。当前国际形势深刻演变，中国作为重要大国，在应对全球性挑战方面作用不可替代。意方高度重视中国的国际地位和作用，愿意传承源远流长的丝路精神，同中方发展更为紧密、更高水平的伙伴关系，开辟意中全面战略伙伴关系新篇章，为世界和平与进步作出新贡献。意方坚持奉行一个中国政策，希望同中方加强对话合作，挖掘更多潜力，深化两国经贸投资、电动汽车、人工智能等领域合作，密切人文交流，推动更多意大利产品进入中国市场。意方反对“脱钩断链”和保护主义，愿为推动欧盟同中国关系走深走实发挥积极作用。

双方发表《中华人民共和国和意大利共和国关于加强全面战略伙伴关系的行动计划（2024－2027年）》。

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Xi meets Italian prime minister, calls for upholding Silk Road spirit

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who is on an official visit to China, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, capital of China, July 29, 2024. (Xinhua/Ding Haitao)

BEIJING, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni here on Monday.

Noting that China and Italy are at the two ends of the ancient Silk Road, Xi said the time-honored friendly exchanges between the two countries have made significant contributions to the overall exchanges and mutual learning between Eastern and Western civilizations, and to the progress of humanity.

The Silk Road spirit of peace and cooperation, openness and inclusiveness, mutual learning and mutual benefit is a shared treasure of China and Italy, Xi said.

He said that amid accelerating global changes unseen in a century, countries will either progress together through connectivity and unity, or retreat separately through closure and division. China and Italy should uphold and promote the Silk Road spirit, view and develop bilateral relations from a historical dimension, strategic height and long-term perspective, and push their relations to go steady and far.

Xi said the healthy and stable development of China-Italy relations is in line with the common interests of both countries and their peoples. Despite the ongoing profound changes in the international landscape, China's commitment to valuing and developing relations with Italy has not changed, the nature of win-win cooperation of China-Italy relations has not changed, and the friendship between the two peoples has not changed, he added.

Xi called on both sides to carry on the tradition of friendly exchanges, and continue to understand and respect each other's development paths. Noting that China and Italy have complementary industrial advantages and represent opportunities for each other, Xi said both sides should adhere to mutual openness and cooperation.

The third plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China Central Committee has just concluded, and China will continue to promote high-level opening up, inject strong impetus into Chinese modernization, and bring new opportunities for expanding cooperation with Italy and other countries, he added.

Xi said China is willing to work with Italy to optimize and upgrade traditional cooperation in trade and investment, manufacturing, technological innovation and other fields, and to explore cooperation in emerging areas such as electric vehicles and artificial intelligence.

He noted that China welcomes Italian companies to invest in China and is willing to import more quality products from Italy. It is hoped that Italy will also provide a fair, transparent, secure and non-discriminatory business environment for Chinese companies to develop in Italy, he added.

Both sides should cherish the achievements of cultural exchange and mutual learning, promote cultural inheritance and innovation, and enhance amity between the two peoples, he said.

Xi said China supports Italy in hosting the 2026 Winter Olympics and hopes that Italy will provide convenient visa measures for Chinese citizens traveling to Italy.

Xi stressed that in a world of economic globalization, only by upholding openness and cooperation in global industrial and supply chains can win-win development be achieved. China adheres to the path of peaceful development and never seeks hegemony, and is willing to share development opportunities with other countries, he added.

It is hoped that Italy understands and supports China's development concept and plays a constructive role in promoting dialogue and cooperation between China and Europe, and in actively promoting the positive and stable development of China-EU relations, said Xi.

Meloni said that as countries with an ancient civilization, Italy and China have always appreciated and learned from each other. The current international situation is undergoing profound changes, and China -- as an important major country -- plays an irreplaceable role in addressing global challenges.

Italy attaches great importance to China's international standing and role, and is willing to carry forward the time-honored Silk Road spirit, foster a closer and higher-level partnership with China, open up a new chapter for the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries, and make new contributions to world peace and progress, she said.

Meloni said Italy adheres to the one-China policy and hopes to strengthen dialogue and cooperation with China, tap the potential for cooperation, deepen bilateral cooperation in such fields as trade, investment, electric vehicles and artificial intelligence, strengthen people-to-people exchanges, and encourage more Italian products to enter the Chinese market.

Italy opposes decoupling and protectionism, and is willing to play a positive role in further deepening and consolidating EU-China relations, Meloni said.

The two sides issued a 2024-2027 action plan on strengthening their comprehensive strategic partnership. ■

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who is on an official visit to China, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, capital of China, July 29, 2024. (Xinhua/Ding Haitao)