China and Italy, 20 billion euro memorandum signed

29 is the agreement included in the Memorandum of Understanding signed today at Villa Madama between China and Italy during the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping in Italy which in fact mark the birth of the New Silk Road.

The signature was placed with the presence of the Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, and Luigi Di Maio, deputy premier and Minister of Economic Development.

Great satisfaction was expressed by the President of the Council, Giuseppe Conte, who has the margin of the meeting declared "Building more effective relationships. The Italian people are close to the Chinese people ".

The volume of business between the two countries is decidedly important, which, with the signing of the memorandum, aims to reach 20 billion.

Here is the list of signed agreements:

The ten Italian-Chinese economic agreements:

Strategic partnership agreement between Cassa Depositi e Prestiti SpA (CDP) and Bank of China Limited.
Memorandum of Understanding on the strategic partnership between ENI SpA and Bank of China Limited.
Technological collaboration agreement on the Gas Turbine Program between Ansaldo Energia SpA and China United Gas Turbine Technology Co.-UGTC.
Contract for the supply of an AE94.2K gas turbine for the Bengangtra Ansaldo Energia SpA project, Benxi Steel Group Co., and Shanghai Electric Gas Turbine Co.
Memorandum of Understanding between Cassa Depositi e Prestiti SpA (CDP), Snam SpA and Silk Road Fund Co.
Strategic cooperation agreement between ICE Agency and Suning.com Group Coper, the creation of an integrated platform to promote the Italian lifestyle in China.
Cooperation agreement between the Port System Authority of the Eastern Adriatic Sea - Ports of Trieste and Monfalcone and China Communications Construction Company (CCCC).
Cooperation agreement between the Extraordinary Commissioner for Reconstruction of Genoa, the Port System Authority of the Western Ligurian Sea and China Communication Construction Company (CCCC).
Memorandum of Understanding between Intesa Sanpaolo SpA and the People's Government of Qingdao City.
Contract between Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche SpA and China CAMC Engineering Co for the installation of an integrated steel complex in Azerbaijan.

The nineteen institutional arrangements:

Memorandum of Understanding on Collaboration on the 'Economic Silk Road' and the '21st Century Maritime Silk Road Initiative'.
Memorandum of Understanding for the promotion of collaboration between Innovative and Technological Startups between the Italian Ministry of Economic Development and the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China.
Memorandum of Understanding between the Italian Ministry of Economic Development and the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China on cooperation in the electronic commerce sector.
Agreement between the Italian government and the Chinese government to eliminate double taxation on income taxes and to prevent tax evasion and avoidance.
Protocol on phytosanitary requirements for the export of fresh citrus fruits from Italy to China.
Memorandum of Understanding on the prevention of theft, clandestine excavations, import, export, trafficking and illicit transit of cultural assets and on the promotion of their return.
Return of 796 archaeological finds belonging to the Chinese cultural heritage.
Health Cooperation Action Plan.
Protocol on inspection, quarantine and health requirements for the export of frozen pork from Italy to China.
Protocol on the health requirements for the export of bovine semen from Italy to China.
Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Italian Republic and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China on bilateral consultations.
Memorandum of Understanding on the twinning project aimed at the promotion, conservation, knowledge, enhancement and use of Italian and Chinese sites registered in the Unesco World Heritage List.
Memorandum of Understanding between the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research and the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China on strengthening cooperation on Science, Technology and Innovation.
Twinning agreement between the City of Verona and the City of Hangzhou for the promotion of knowledge, enhancement and use of the respective sites registered in the Unesco World Heritage lists.
Twinning between the Association for the Heritage of Wine Landscapes of Langhe-Roero and Monferrato and the Management Committee for the Heritage of the "Honghe Hani Rice Terraces" of Yunnan aimed at promoting knowledge, enhancement and use of the sites registered in the Lists of the Italian and Chinese Unesco World Heritage Sites.
Memorandum of Understanding between the Italian Space Agency and the China National Space Administration on cooperation relating to the mission "China Seismo-Electromagnetic Satellite 02" (CSES-02).
Memorandum of Understanding between RAI-Radiotelevisione italiana Spa and China Media Group.
Agreement on the Italian ANSA-Xinhua service.
Memorandum of Understanding between TOChina Hub China Global Philanthropy Institute and China Development Research Foundation.