State visits by Xi Jinping to Italy and France

State Visit of Xi Jinping to Italy and France
	Italian President Sergio Mattarella with Chinese President Xi Jinping, 22 March 2019.
Native name	2019年習近平訪問意大利和法國
Date	21–26 March 2019
Venue	Rome, Nice and Paris
Organised by	Government of Italy; Government of France; Government of China;

Xi Jinping's visit to Italy and France was a state visit of President and General Secretary Xi Jinping of China to Italy and France from 21–26 March 2019. It was his second trip to the Southern European region in five months, the first state visit to Italy and France in 10 and 5 years respectively and his first foreign trip of 2019. It also coincided with the 55th anniversary of the establishment of China-France relations in 1964. During the visits, Xi met with Emmanuel Macron and Giuseppe Conte, the President of France and Prime Minister of Italy respectively. The two visits were part of a bigger European trip by Xi which also included a visit to Monaco to meet with Albert II, Prince of Monaco. A topic that came up in both visits was the Belt and Road Initiative.

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