In response, President Xi praised Beijing and Rome’s “long-established friendly” relations as well as their “tolerance, mutual trust, and mutual respect”.
Premier Li Qiang of China and Ms. Meloni met on Sunday on her first visit to the country since entering office, and they inked a three-year plan to improve economic cooperation.
The five-day visit follows Ms. Meloni’s removal of her nation from President Xi’s flagship Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) last year.
Rome claimed at the time that the enormous Chinese investment program meant to boost bilateral trade had not produced the desired results.
According to Ms. Meloni, her trip to China was an attempt.
Ms. Meloni stated: “There is growing insecurity at an international level and I think that China is inevitably a very important interlocutor to address all these dynamics” during her meeting with President Xi at Beijing’s Diaoyutai State Guesthouse.
The war in Ukraine, the possibility of a further escalation of the Middle East crisis, and the rising tensions in the Indo-Pacific region were among the topics discussed by the two leaders, according to a statement from Italy’s prime minister’s office.
It went on to say that President Xi and Prime Minister Meloni discussed some of the most significant topics in global governance, “from artificial intelligence to the fight against climate change and the UN Security Council reform”.
In order for East-West relations to continue, Mr. Xi asked Beijing and Rome to “uphold the spirit of the Silk Road.”.
