Chinese President Xi Jinping told visiting Italian President Sergio Mattarella during their talks Friday in Beijing that each exchange between the two heads of state has helped deepen the friendship and enhance mutual trust between the two countries.
"You are the Chinese people's old friend and also my good friend. In recent years, Mr. President and I have successfully exchanged visits, and remained in close communication through phone calls and correspondence. Every exchange could deepen our friendship and enhance our mutual trust," Xi said.
"This year marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of China-Italy comprehensive strategic partnership. The world today is undergoing great changes unseen in a century. As two ancient civilizations, China and Italy should carry forward their traditions of openness and inclusiveness, push the international community to resolve differences through dialogs and transcend conflicts with cooperation, and join hands in building a beautiful world of harmonious coexistence," Xi said.
President Mattarella recalled his visit to China in 2017 and the reception of President Xi's visit to Italy in 2019, underscoring the importance of continued joint efforts to further strengthen the bilateral relationship.
"I am truly delighted to meet with you again today. I still vividly remember my first visit to China seven years ago, and your visit to Italy five years ago. It is a great pleasure to be back in China, as we continue to deepen our friendship and reaffirm our commitment to strengthening cooperation. We place great value on the dialog with China, as China plays an important role in global affairs. Our two countries enjoy a strong bilateral relationship, as you have just mentioned, built on a firm foundation. I hope that, together, we will accelerate our efforts and take our cooperation to even greater heights," said Mattarella.
Each exchange helps China, Italy deepen friendship, enhance trust: Xi
Each exchange helps China, Italy deepen friendship, enhance trust: Xi
Each exchange helps China, Italy deepen friendship, enhance trust: Xi
China hopes to see positive outcomes on the global climate finance goal at the upcoming 29th Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP29), Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said at a press briefing in Beijing on Friday.
Azerbaijan, the host of COP29, will host the World Leaders Climate Action Summit in Baku, the capital city of the central Asian country. The conference is scheduled to take place at the Baku Olympic Stadium from Nov. 11 to 22, and is expected to be the largest event organized by Azerbaijan to date.
"The main task of COP29 is to set a global climate finance goal after 2025 and make preparations for the submission of a new round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), which is of great importance to advancing global climate governance. Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang will attend the summit as the special representative of President Xi Jinping," Mao said.
"China stands ready to work with other parties to uphold the goal, principles and system of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement, advance practical actions and achieve sustainable development. China hopes to see positive outcomes on the global climate finance goal at the meeting. Developed countries should earnestly fulfill their responsibilities and provide strong financial support to developing countries for their climate response. China will continue to offer assistance to fellow developing countries to the best of its capacity within the framework of South-South cooperation," she said.
The spokeswoman also highlighted the strong friendship and mutually beneficial partnership between China and Azerbaijan.
"China and Azerbaijan are good friends with sincerity and mutual trust, and good partners based on equality and mutual benefit. In July this year, President Xi Jinping met with President Ilham Aliyev on the sidelines of the Astana summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), and the two sides jointly announced the decision to elevate the bilateral relations to a strategic partnership, which opens a new chapter for the growth of the relations between China and Azerbaijan. During Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang's visit, he will hold talks with Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Abdulla oglu Mustafayev and the two sides will have an in-depth exchange of views on bilateral relations and cooperation across the board. We believe that this visit will further move forward the China-Azerbaijan relationship and bring more benefits to the two peoples," Mao said.
China hopes to see positive results on global climate finance goal at COP29: spokeswoman
