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Italy Pushes Pax Silica AI Pact Amid Meloni-Trump Tension

6/26/2026

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Italy moves ahead with the Pax Silica AI supply-chain pact despite a public clash between Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and President Donald Trump.
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will sign a memorandum of understanding at the first opportunity.
Ambassador Armando Varricchio attended a Washington summit as an observer and signed a joint AI declaration with Britain, Germany, Japan, India and South Korea.

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Italy moves ahead with the Pax Silica AI supply-chain pact despite a public clash between Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and President Donald Trump.
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will sign a memorandum of understanding at the first opportunity.
Ambassador Armando Varricchio attended a Washington summit as an observer and signed a joint AI declaration with Britain, Germany, Japan, India and South Korea.