Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Italian counterpart Antonio Tajani sought to push for more bilateral cooperation as they met at the 11th Joint Meeting of the China-Italy Government Committee in Beijing on Monday. 

Tajani, who's also vice-president of the Council of Ministers of Italy, is on an official visit to China from Sunday to Tuesday. 

Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, spoke highly of the achievements of China-Italy cooperation in various fields. He noted that the leaders of the two countries maintained close exchanges, steered the development of bilateral relations and consolidated the foundation of mutual trust. China-Italy year of culture and tourism has been splendid, with the ancient Roman civilization exhibition attracting over 300,000 Chinese people, he added.

The two countries have supported each other in hosting the Beijing and Milan Winter Olympics, and the cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative has yielded fruitful results, said Wang. 

According to the Chinese foreign minister, in the past five years, the bilateral trade volume between China and Italy has increased from $50 billion to nearly $80 billion, with Italy's exports to China growing by about 30 percent. 

These achievements have been made possible with the two countries' adherence to the comprehensive strategic partnership, Wang said, adding the two sides should further respect and trust each other, promote mutual benefit and win-win cooperation as well as learn from one another to inject more stability into the turbulent world. 

In the face of new situations and opportunities, China is willing to work with Italy to adhere to openness and win-win cooperation, focus on practical cooperation, promote inclusiveness and mutual learning, and push for the greater development of the China-Italy comprehensive strategic partnership, Wang stressed. 

Speaking at the meeting, Tajani noted that Italy looks forward to working with China to deepen cooperation in various fields, including trade and investment, science and technology innovation, environmental protection, people-to-people exchange and tourism. 

Vowing to promote Italy-China relations to a new level, he added Italy is willing to strengthen communication and collaboration with China in multilateral organizations such as the United Nations and the Group of Twenty.