ROME—Italy made an “improvised and atrocious” decision when it joined the China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) four years ago as it did little to boost exports, Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said in an interview published on Sunday.
Italy signed up to the BRI under a previous government, becoming the only major Western country to have taken such a step. Mr. Crosetto is part of an administration that is considering how to break free of the agreement.
