ROME, May 30 (Xinhua) -- Italy and Canada agree that free trade and green economies are the way to move forward, the countries' leaders said at a joint press conference in Rome on Tuesday.
Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni and his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau hailed the friendship and the shared values between the two countries in the statement.
Gentiloni said the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) which was approved by the European Parliament on Feb. 15 this year is "perhaps the most advanced trade treaty the EU has ever signed, with a very advanced degree of liberalization on tariffs and products."
Trudeau, who came with a delegation of business leaders, agreed that CETA will bring benefits to both peoples as leaders and businesses try to "create the opportunities for dignified jobs for the middle classes on both sides of the Atlantic."
CETA "will reduce barriers between our countries, helping our families to buy European products and creating opportunities for entrepreneurs to work in our country," said Trudeau.
On climate change, Gentiloni reiterated that Italy remains committed to sustainable development and renewable energy.
"As international leaders, we must do everything we can to make sure our economies are green and clean," Trudeau echoed him.
Canada becomes duty president of the Group of Seven (G7) industrialized nations in 2018.
