On July 8, 2009, Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo, who was here to attend the outreach session of the Group of Eight summit on behalf of Chinese President Hu Jintao, had a brief meeting with Mexican President Felipe Calderon in the central Italian city of L'Aquila.

Dai conveyed Hu's greetings to Calderon. The Mexican president expressed thanks and also asked Dai to pass on his greetings and wishes to Hu. Both sides agreed on join efforts to enhance bilateral and multilateral cooperation, so as to boost the ties between the two countries.