Italy's PM Meloni Says Will Travel To China In Coming Weeks
Date
6/16/2024 3:11:09 PM
(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Giorgia Meloni is planning to travel to China in coming weeks,
following Italy's decision to pull out of a controversial
investment pact with Beijing, Azernews reports
citing Bloomberg.
“We are working on a mission to China,” the Italian prime
minister said at her closing news conference at the Group of Seven
summit in southern Italy. She added that while a date has not been
set yet, the trip could be in coming weeks.
Meloni pulled out of Chinese President Xi Jinping's Belt and
Road Initiative at the end of last year, after becoming the only
G-7 country to sign up to the global infrastructure pact aimed at
expanding China's influence. She undid her predecessor's move,
which had drawn considerable ire from the US and its allies.
Since exiting the accord, Meloni's government has embarked on a
charm offensive with China, a key destination of Italian
exports.
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