# Italy to join US-led Pax Silica AI initiative despite Trump spat

_Friday, June 26, 2026 at 3:03 PM EDT · Policy · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

ROME Italy will join the U.S. led Pax Silica initiative on artificial intelligence supply chains despite a spat between Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and President Donald Trump a foreign ministry official said.

Ambassador Armando Varricchio told Friday's Corriere della Sera daily that Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio would sign a memorandum of understanding at the first available opportunity.

Italy was due to join Pax Silica on Monday in Miami but Tajani called off the trip after Meloni and Trump had a public falling out. The U.S. president had complained about Italy's alleged lack of support for the Iran war.

## Sources

- [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/china/italy-join-us-led-pax-silica-ai-initiative-despite-trump-row-2026-06-26/)

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