Italy is preparing to join the U.S.-led Pax Silica initiative aimed at strengthening artificial intelligence and semiconductor supply chains, despite recent diplomatic tensions between U.S. President Donald Trump and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
Italian officials confirmed this week that cooperation on technology and critical minerals with the United States remains active even after Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani canceled a planned visit to Washington following Trump’s remarks about Meloni earlier this month.
The Italian Embassy in the United States said in a June 25 post on X that Italy participated in the Pax Silica Summit hosted by the U.S. Department of State and signed the Joint Statement on AI Opportunity….