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China is a "key interlocutor" in a rapidly changing world full of ever-greater challenges and friendship and dialogue with the Asian superpower "is of fundamental importance", Italy's president Sergio Mattarella said on Friday during a state visit to Beijing.

Unstinting work to build "cultural bridges" will strengthen Italy's friendship with China, "constructive coexistence" and boost their cooperation on global challenges, president Sergio Mattarella told Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Friday during a state visit.

Ties between Italy and China are "ancient" and continue to develop "intensely" president Sergio Mattarella said on Friday during an official visit to China aimed at re-launching a 20-year-old strategic partnership and forging new commercial accords.

Italy and its armed forces defend peace, freedom and uphold national and international institutions and law at home and abroad, president Sergio Mattarella said in a speech to mark National Unity and Armed Forces Day on Monday.

In a message to King Felipe VI, Italy's president Sergio Mattarella has expressed "deep concern and great sorrow" at the devastating flash flooding that has raged through southeast Spain in recent days, killing at least 62 people.

E'morto oggi all'età di 85 anni Franco Alfonso, lo storico barbiere del Presidente della Repubblica Sergio Mattarella. Originario di Castronovo di Sicilia (Palermo), Alfonso ha tagliato barba e capelli per quasi 70 anni nella sua storica bottega di via Catania, venduta solo poco tempo fa. "Esprimo il mio cordoglio per la scomparsa di Franco Alfonso, storico barbiere che ha rappresentato un'icona della città. La sua passione si è trasformata nel mestiere che lo ha reso famoso e il suo salone di vi...

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During talks with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamin bin Al-Thani at the Quirinal presidential palace in Rome during an official visit to Italy on Monday, head of state Sergio Mattarella underscored the strength of bilateral ties.

Italy's premier Giorgia Meloni, foreign minister Antonio Tajani and other top cabinet members had a working lunch at the Quirinal palace on Tuesday with president Sergio Mattarella ahead of the European Union leaders summit on Thursday and Friday.