意大利总统塞尔焦·马塔雷拉访问重庆“重庆给我留下美好而难忘的记忆”

2017年2月21日至26日，应中国国家主席习近平邀请，意大利共和国总统塞尔焦·马塔雷拉对中国进行了国事访问。此行是马塔雷拉2015年当选意大利总统后首次访华，除在北京与中方领导人举行会谈外，他还前往上海、重庆及西安进行了访问。

2月25日，塞尔焦·马塔雷拉一行乘专机抵达重庆进行正式访问，塞尔焦·马塔雷拉总统的女儿劳拉·马塔雷拉、意大利基础设施与交通部部长格拉齐诺·戴里奥等40余人随行。在渝期间，马塔雷拉一行先后前往意大利驻重庆总领事馆、重庆市规划展览馆和重庆市人民小学等地参观。

在重庆市规划展览馆，马塔雷拉仔细观看宣传片，认真听取重庆经济社会发展情况，以及这座城市过去、现在和未来的规划，并饶有兴趣地对重庆城镇体系规划、综合交通规划等方面内容进行了解。参观结束后，马塔雷拉在展览馆留言簿上欣然题词：“这座城市的能动性和城镇化进程令人十分欣赏。”

随后，马塔雷拉来到重庆市人民小学与学习意大利语的小学生见面。在重庆市人民小学，小学生们用意大利语向马塔雷拉问好，并用意大利语表演了歌曲和诗歌朗诵，博得了马塔雷拉一行的阵阵掌声。随后，马塔雷拉向该校赠送了800本意大利语儿童读物，并收下校方回赠的由该校小学生创作的手工艺品《马》。

马塔雷拉向在场师生发表即席演讲：“很高兴了解到在这里很多学生在学习意大利语，在意大利也有很多小朋友在学习中文。中国和意大利都有非常古老的文明，中国是一个非常大的国家，意大利也有非常古老的文明和历史。两个国家的友谊要依靠两个国家的文化交流，意大利和中国的交流有非常深厚的基础。你们的学习是一个重要的意大利和中国接触的点，通过你们学习意大利文，我们能进行更多的了解。我永远不会忘记今天和你们一起度过的时光。”

2017年2月25日，意大利总统马塔雷拉访问重庆。 摄影/陶代明

在重庆市人民小学的留言簿上，马塔雷拉写道：“在这个值得庆祝的日子里，意大利与重庆的关系更近了一步，对贵校致力发展意大利语学习的工作及热情我想表达最强烈的赞美。语言是不同文化的表达，对于理解对话是非凡的工具，学习语言也会拉近两国人民的友谊，知识是最珍贵的事物，欧洲意大利和中国，延续千年的两个文明由此得以交流。”

在渝期间，马塔雷拉还参加了在国泰艺术中心举行的意大利爵士女钢琴家丽塔·马克杜丽独奏音乐会，并会见了在意大利投资汽车制造的重庆企业的负责人。随行的意大利基础设施与交通部部长格拉齐诺·戴里奥还专程前往重庆寸滩保税港区参观访问。

■编辑：曾睿

Italian President Sergio Mattarella Visited Chongqing“Chongqing Left Me a Beautiful and Unforgettable Memory”

President of Italy Sergio Mattarella Donating Books to Chongqing People’s Primary School. Photographer/Tao Daiming

At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Sergio Mattarella,the President of the Republic of Italy, paid a state visit to China from February 21, 2017 to February 26, 2017. This was the first state visit to China since Mattarella was elected as President in 2015.Besides meeting with Chinese leaders in Beijing, he also visited Shanghai, Chongqing and Xi’an.

On February 25, Sergio Mattarella, the President of the Republic of Italy, arrived in Chongqing by special plane with his party. The entourages consisted of more than 40 people, including Laura Mattarella, the daughter of President Sergio Mattarella, Graziano Delrio, minister of Italy Infrastructure and Transport. During the visit in Chongqing, President Mattarella and his party visited Italian Consulate General in Chongqing, Chongqing Planning Exhibition Hall and Chongqing Renmin Primary School.

In Chongqing Planning Exhibition Hall, Mattarella watched promotion videos carefully, listened to the economic and social development of Chongqing as well as the past, present and future of the city’s planning. What is more, he had some insight into aspects like urban system planning and integrated traffic planning of Chongqing. At the end of his visit, President Mattarella was pleased to write on the guest book of the Exhibition Hall:

“The initiative and urbanization progress of Chongqing are highly appreciated”.

After the visit to Chongqing Planning Exhibiton Hall, Mattarella came to Chongqing Renmin Primary School to meet students who are studying Italian. Students greeted Mattarella, sang songs and recited poems in Italian, which drew applause from Mattarella and his party. Later, President Mattarella presented 800 Italian children books to the school and gladly accepted the students’ handcraft Horse as a return gift given by the school.

Mattarella delivered an impromptu speech to teachers and students present. “I am very delighted to be here and know that there are so many students learning Italian and a lot of children in Italy are learning Chinese as well. Both China and Italy have quite ancient civilizations. China is a large country and Italy enjoys quite ancient civilization and history. The friendship between the two countries relies on cultural exchanges which have a profound foundation.”“In terms of your study, it is very important to the contact between Italy and China. We can know more about each other through your study of Italian. I’ll never forget the time I spent with you today.”

On the guest book of Chongqing Renmin Primary School,Mattarella wrote: “The relationship between Italy and Chongqing is much closer on this day of celebration. I’d like to express my admiration for your efforts and enthusiasm for the development of Italian studies. Language is the expression of different cultures,which is an important tool to understand dialogue. Languagelearning will facilitate the friendship between the two peoples. As knowledge is the most precious thing, thousands of years of the two civilizations, Italy in Europe and China in Asia, can be exchanged.”During his visit in Chongqing, Matarella also attended the “Solo Concert of Italian Female Jazz Pianist Rita Mark Duli” in the Cathay Pacific Arts Center. What’s more, he also met the principal of Chongqing’s enterprise that has invested the manufacture of automobile in Italy. Graziano Delrio, minister of Infrastructure and Transport, made a special trip to visit Cuntan Bonded Area in Chongqing.

■ Editor: Zeng Rui

Tr. by Qin Xiuhua