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.
