Roberto Cecutti

First Secretary at the Delegation of the European Union to China

Roberto has been with the Delegation of the European Union to China and Mongolia since September 2011. As First Secretary in the Trade and Investment Section, he is specifically responsible for issues concerning Transport (aviation, logistics, railways, maritime and urban mobility) and Intellectual Property Rights, in addition to overall trade relations with Mongolia..

Working for the European Union since 2003, Roberto's main focus has been on Trade and Development. Both in Brussels and abroad he has been engaged in business dialogues, trade co-operation and development, thereby strengthening relations between the European Union and other countries. Previously he worked in the legal department of the European Chemical Industry Association, dealing with trade policy issues relevant to the industrial sector.

Roberto is currently involved in the bilateral aviation negotiations between the European Union and China. This has led to the signature of a Letter of Intent and paves the way for the future technical exchanges and co-operation on matters related to air traffic management, aviation safety, aviation security, environment, airports, application on competition law and economic regulation of the air transport industry.

Roberto has a Master's Degree in Law from the University of Trieste, Italy, and a Master's Degree in European Studies at the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium. He also followed special courses on development co-operation at the Free University of Brussels, Belgium.