Italian officials announced on Wednesday (May 17) that Prime Minister Melonyne will discuss whether Italy should withdraw from the "Belt and Road" initiative with the Seventh Kingdom Group (G7).
According to Bloomberg, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs official Giorgio Silli said at a Congress hearing held in Rome that the relevant agreement was not binding and said: "The final decision has not been made, but Italy hasThere is no doubt that it belongs to the West strategically. "
Bloomberg reported earlier this month that Italy has conveyed signals that want to withdraw from the "Belt and Road" initiative .The Italian opposition members later called on the government to respond to the matter in Congress.
Italy and China signed a memorandum of understanding in 2019, thereby becoming the only G7 member country to join the “Belt and Road” initiative to date.
