Italy to join US-led Pax Silica AI initiative despite Trump row
Italy will join the US-led Pax Silica initiative on artificial intelligence supply chains despite a recent row between Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and US President Donald Trump. The decision demonstrates Italy's willingness to move forward with the initiative, which aims to secure AI-related supply chains. The European Commission and several other countries, including the Netherlands, have already joined the initiative, which covers areas such as energy and advanced manufacturing.
- ▪Italy's decision to join Pax Silica was announced by a foreign ministry official despite a public falling out between Meloni and Trump.
- ▪The Pax Silica initiative is a US State Department program that brings together allied countries to secure AI-related supply chains.
- ▪The European Commission and several countries, including the Netherlands, Britain, and Germany, have already joined the initiative.
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Italy to join US-led Pax Silica AI initiative despite Trump rowSign up now: Get insights on Asia's fast-moving developmentsFILE PHOTO: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni looks on, the day she meets the prime minister of Libya's U.N.-recognised Government of National Unity, Abdulhamid Dbeibah (not pictured) at Chigi Palace, in Rome, Italy, May 7, 2026. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo Published Jun 26, 2026, 03:26 PMUpdated Jun 26, 2026, 04:06 PMSet as preferred sourceListenROME, June 26 - Italy will join the U.S.-led Pax Silica initiative on artificial intelligence supply chains despite a row between Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and U.S.
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