Chinese President Xi Jinping gifted Italian President Sergio Mattarella lunar soil collected by China's Chang'e-5 lunar probe at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday.
Xi's gifts to Mattarella consist of an ornament featuring the Chang'e-5's lunar exploration with lunar soil in its moon-shaped section, and research sample scooped and drilled from the moon, which demonstrates the high level of China-Italy cooperation in aerospace.
Mattarella is on a state visit to China scheduled for Nov 7 to 12, at the invitation of Xi.
Xi gifts Italian president lunar soil collected by Chang'e-5
Xi gifts Italian president lunar soil collected by Chang'e-5
