Chinese president arrives in Italy for state visit, G8 outreach session
ROME. July 5. KAZINFORM Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived here on Sunday for a state visit to Italy, where he will also attend the outreach session of the Group of Eight (G8) summit scheduled for Thursday in the central city of L'Aquila, Kazinform refers to Xinhua.
In Rome, President Hu will meet his Italian counterpart Giorgio Napolitano, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and other Italian leaders to discuss the development of bilateral cooperation.
In L'Aquila, the Chinese president will attend the outreach session of the G8 summit and other meetings.
Leaders from the G8 and major developing countries will hold talks from Wednesday to Friday focusing on the state of the world economy, the financial crisis, climate change, food security, trade and development, Kazinform cites Xinhua. See www.chinaview.cn for full version.