Europe
Italy Must Exit China Pact While Avoiding Crisis, Minister Says
- Meloni has said she may quit China’s Belt and Road Initiative
- Former premier Giuseppe Conte led Italy into the pact in 2019
Giorgia Meloni
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A senior Italian minister sent the strongest on-record signal yet that Italy will rescind a controversial investment pact with China.
Defense Minister Guido Crosetto, a close ally of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, said in an interview Sunday with Corriere della Sera that Italy must “get out” of the China pact “without creating a disaster.”