(Italian Comprehensive News) The Italian Foreign Minister Tagani said that Italy's joining the "Belt and Road" is a decision in the past, and it is not targeted at China whether it is retreat or stay.

Tagani made the above statement during an interview with Bloomberg TV during the Ambos European Forum on Saturday (September 2).

Comprehensive Bloomberg and Reuters report that Togani said before boarding on Sunday (3rd) to China that joining the Belt and Road Initiative did not bring expected results, and the Italian Parliament would decide whether to continue to participate.

At the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Tigani will visit China from September 3rd to 5th. During this period, the two foreign ministers will jointly attend the 11th joint meeting of the China -Italian Government Committee.

Tagani said in August this year when the Italian media reported in the future that he would discuss important issues such as the mediation of the Russia -Ukraine War and Italy's withdrawal from the Belt and Road Initiative.

The Chinese Ambassador to Italian Jia Guide said in an interview with Italian media in June this year that one Belt and Road is a platform that shows the strategic level of political mutual trust and cooperation between China and Italian.Negative Effects.

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The Belt and Road Agreement will expire in March next year. If the objections are not filed for three months in advance, it will be automatically renewed for five years.

Italy joined the Belt and Road in 2019. It is the only member of the Seventh -way Group (G7) that joined the initiative. The original intention was to attract more Chinese investment and expand exports to China.

But affected by the crown disease epidemic, China cares for investment from US $ 650 million (S $ 880 million) in 2019 to US $ 33 million in 2021.In 2022, the total export of Italy to China was approximately 16.5 billion euros (about S $ 24.1 billion), which was slightly higher than that of 13 billion euros in 2019, and lags behind Germany and France, which has not joined the Belt and Road.