Italian PM Meloni meets Xi Jinping to reset ties, calls China 'important interlocutor' of world
FirstpostDuring Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s ongoing visit to China, the two countries Italy and China signed a three-year economic agreement As she sat for talks with President Xi Jinping, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called China an “important interlocutor” of the world. ‘Rules-based system should remain stable’ In her talks with Xi, Meloni said that there is growing insecurity at the international level and it should be a top priority to keep the rules-based order stable. “There is growing insecurity at an international level and I think that China is inevitably a very important interlocutor to address all these dynamics…Above all we need the system of rules in which we operate to remain stable,” said Meloni, as per AFP. Xi said, “Both sides uphold tolerance, mutual trust and mutual respect, with each choosing its own development path.” Meloni seeks to reset Italy-China relations Since coming to office around two years ago, Meloni has sought to seek a more equal relationship with China.