A China-Europe freight train departs from Xi'an Guojigang Railway Station in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, on March 7. In 2004, the two countries signed a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement, and in 2019, Italy joined the Belt and Road Initiative, elevating bilateral ties to a new level. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani have managed to only justify …
Four years after becoming the only G7 nation to join China's ambitious Belt and Road initiative, Italy has decided to leave the project. “Italy's decision to exit BRI certainly shows a complete collapse of political trust between Europe and China. Italy used to have one of the most sympathetic attitudes towards China and now we are seeing a dramatic turnaround …
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni privately hinted to Chinese Premier Li Qiang that Italy plans to exit from China’s Belt and Road Initiative, news agency Bloomberg reported. It is worth noting that Italy is one of the signatory countries in the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor memorandum of understanding signed on Saturday during the first day of the G20 Summit. The …
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 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. The …