Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, reportedly on Saturday, privately signalled to China’s Premier Li Qiang that Italy is seeking to exit the Belts and Roads Initiative (BRI) agreement was signed four years ago. Earlier in July this year, Italy’s Defence Minister Guido Crosetto has said that the BRI was an “improvised and atrocious” made by Italy while signing with China.
Reports of Italy considering signing the BRI a regrettable decision and seeking to break free has been doing the rounds from the later half of 2023. However, during the prestigious 18th Group of 20 (G20) Summit, being held in India’s Delhi, Italy’s PM Meloni has signalled to China that they want to exit the agreement that is testing Italy’s relations with United States, according to Bloomberg.
