Italy to Join US-led AI Supply Chain Alliance

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni waits to welcome Austria's chancellor at the Palazzo Chigi in Rome on Feb. 10, 2025. Filippo Monteforte /AFP via Getty Images

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.