Meloni, Biden Eye Deeper Ties as Italy Weighs Pivot From China
- Both leaders cite desire to deepen economic cooperation
- Italy set to take over as head of Group of Seven next year
Joe Biden, right, with Giorgia Meloni, in the Oval Office of the White House on July 27.
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Giorgia Meloni briefed US President Joe Biden on her plan to curb Italy’s reliance on China and to establish balanced ties with the Asian country, as she mulls a strategy to disentangle from a controversial investment pact.
“If you think that the US demands or imposes the policy on this, you are wrong. The conversation is broad and involves all G-7 countries and it is about de-risking from supply chain dependence on China, which is a priority,” the prime minister told reporters after a meeting at the Oval Office with Biden on Thursday. “The US knows we are trustworthy.”