Xi, Mattarella Send Congratulatory Letters to Exhibition of Ancient Roman Civilization

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Italian President Sergio Mattarella sent congratulatory letters to the opening ceremony of an exhibition on the origin of Italy on July 10.

China and Italy are outstanding representatives of Eastern and Western civilizations respectively; this exhibition displays the richness of Italian culture through a variety of precious antiques, Xi said in his letter to the exhibition featuring ancient Roman civilization.

He hoped that this will be an opportunity for the China-italy Year of Culture and Tourism to promote exchanges and mutual learning between the two civilizations, strengthen bonds between people of the two countries, and inject new vitality into bilateral ties.

He said that China is willing to work with the international community to promote equality, mutual learning, dialogue, and inclusiveness among civilizations to replace estrangement with exchange, clashes with mutual learning, superiority with coexistence, and to build a community with a shared future for mankind.

Mattarella said in his congratulatory letter that cultural cooperation is an important part of Italy-china friendship. Against the background of the COVID-19 pandemic, Italy is holding an exhibition of ancient Roman civilization and a series of Italy-china Year of Culture and Tourism activities in China, which fully prove the depth of bilateral relations.

At present, the international community is facing many challenges, and only unity and cooperation can lead to fair and lasting solutions, Mattarella said.