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Recently, the Foreign Investment Department of the National Development and Reform Commission and the Global Affairs Department of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs held the sixth meeting of the China-Italy third-party market cooperation working group in the form of a video conference. At the meeting, the two parties reached an agreement on the list of key projects for the second round of Sino-Italian third-party market cooperation, including oil. , Chemical, financial and other fields 14 projects.

Since the National Development and Reform Commission and the Italian Ministry of Economic Development signed the "Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Third-Party Markets" in September 2018, the governments, enterprises, and financial institutions of the two countries have been actively working to overcome the impact of the epidemic and facilitate the implementation of a number of key projects, which has played an important role Demonstration significance is an important cooperation result of China-Italy co-construction of the "Belt and Road".

The third-party market cooperation between China and Italy takes enterprises as the main body, market-oriented, abides by the laws and policies of the host country, conforms to the development priorities of relevant national plans, and adheres to mutual benefits, consensus and market rules based on economic feasibility, social and environmental sustainability And fair competition.

u3000u3000 From the perspective of the comparative advantages of both parties, Italian companies have unique advantages in advanced manufacturing, environmental protection, engineering construction, clothing and other industries; Chinese companies have accumulated rich experience in infrastructure construction, energy, equipment manufacturing, and the Internet. The companies of both sides have their own advantages and strong complementarities, and there is great potential for third-party market cooperation.

u3000u3000 In the next step, the National Development and Reform Commission will work closely with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to actively build a platform for third-party cooperation and create favorable conditions for the companies of the two countries.