A solid bond, based on principles of mutual trust And respectwhich represents a model for the international community. So the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarelladefined the collaboration between Italy and Japan, intervening at an event organized by Confindustria Japan In Tokyo, in the presence of Italian and Japanese entrepreneurs.
«These are principles and values that we hope are maintained and developed globally: the opening of the markets, the mutual cooperation in the awareness of a mutual enrichment and interdependence between economies. Essential conditions for peace to be guaranteed in the world, “underlined the head of state.
Mattarella then highlighted the crucial role of the Region Indo-Pacificdefining it “essential for global development” and for the management of geopolitical tensions. «The alternative is between cooperation and pretensions of domination“, He warned, underlining the need for a balance that avoids protectionist drifts or hegemonic temptations.
To strengthen the economic link between the two countries has contributed theEconomic partnership agreement (EPA)signed in 2019 between Tokyo and Brussels, which eliminated the duties on exports between Europe and Japan. «The Japanese economy, among the first in the world, is increasingly confirmed as a strategic interlocutor for our continent, also engaged in the construction of intercontinental relationships they support peace, stability and prosperity», The president concluded.