Italy to defend strategic interests in China 'Belt and Road' accord - paper


  • World
  • Wednesday, 13 Mar 2019

MILAN (Reuters) - Italy will protect its strategic infrastructure such as telecoms and avoid transferring key know-how as part of a planned agreement with China, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said in an interview published on Wednesday.

Italy is studying mechanisms to monitor commercial accords signed under the "Belt and Road" memorandum agreement with China, as well as other measures to protect "strategic activities and national interests," Conte told the Corriere della Sera newspaper.

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