Building “peer-to-peer” and “non-predatory” relations with Africa will be a key focus of the Italian G-7. Exiting the BRI was “consistent” with the outcomes of the resulting cooperation. War would be “closer to home” without sending weapons to Kyiv, and Israel must work to safeguard civilians. Here are the Italian PM’s positions
Back with a bang. Her traditional end-of-year press conference had to be delayed because of her poor health. Having fully recovered, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni held it on Thursday. And the three-hour-long encounter with members of the press yielded a trove of answers about the upcoming Mattei Plan – i.e. Italy’s Africa strategy –, the relationship with China and the two ongoing conflicts, namely the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the escalation between Israel and Hamas.
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