Over 100 Lombardy companies are involved with China with a total amount turnover of over 4 billion euros and more than 6000 employees."

Maroni said he wants to visit China. "Till now I didn't manage it but I want to go, I know the country and its evolution. I'm very impressed with the Chinese evolution from many points of view starting from the economy, the new landscapes in many towns and the rate of speed they have in every fields," he said.

"China is more and more appreciated by the Italians and we want to support this evolution thanks to good relations between Lombardy, Italy and China," he explained.

The president concluded his interview with a message: "Come to visit the expo, Milan and Lombardy. Lombardy is a world heritage site, we have ten UNESCO sites. You have to visit our beauties and meet with our culture and food."