国内英语新闻:Chinese, Italian leaders agree to expand all-round cooperation

ROME, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- China and Italy enjoy a good foundation for cooperation and China would like to expand that to other areas such as trade and investment, environment and culture, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said here Thursday.
During a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on the second day of his two-day visit, Wen applauded the fruitful bilateral cooperation the two countries have enjoyed since establishing diplomatic ties 40 years ago.

Wen said China expects to conduct high-level exchanges with Italy and at all levels, promote political mutual trust and expand cooperation.

The premier proposed that the two countries should make efforts to promote trade, enhance intellectual property rights protection, work hard to settle trade disputes, and oppose protectionism.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L) and his Italian counterpart Silvio Berlusconi attend a symposium with Chinese and Italian entrepreneurs in Rome, Italy, Oct. 7, 2010.

China and Italy could work to build for China a set of complete mechanisms of environmental risk assessment and emergency response and set up an environment technology promotion center, Wen said.

He said the two nations should advance their cooperation in technological innovations based on mutual benefit.

That, Wen said, would include bringing high-tech industries to the joint technology parks, building technology transfer centers in China, and exploring the possibility of establishing a industrial design center.

The premier also suggested the two sides coordinate for a better use of Italy's credit loans so as to bring more Italian investment China's way.